as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Recent Examples of ration
Alissa Tafti, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Since food rations were cut, each refugee now receives 6 pounds of rice per month, far below the 20 pounds recommended by the U.N. for optimal nutrition.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
Claire Laurier Decoteau, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Many Palestinians in the enclave must walk long distances to fetch water and ration each drop, limiting their ability to wash and keep cool.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Verb
In Los Angeles this took the form of a three-year-old being held in a basement for 48 hours with only a bag of chips, a box of animal crackers, and a mini carton of milk as rations for each day.
—Alissa Tafti, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Since food rations were cut, each refugee now receives 6 pounds of rice per month, far below the 20 pounds recommended by the U.N. for optimal nutrition.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
Noun
Our leaders should be working to increase access to health care, not rationing it out to only those who can afford it.
—Claire Laurier Decoteau, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Many Palestinians in the enclave must walk long distances to fetch water and ration each drop, limiting their ability to wash and keep cool.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ration
Verb
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Most schools are allotting about 75 percent of that to football.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Connor dealt with injuries throughout the majority of his college career, but a redshirt year and COVID-19 campaign allotted him six seasons.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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His office negotiated the allowance for prospective buyers to take training courses.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
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For example, Google’s allowance for 20% of employees’ time to develop their own projects led to some of their highest-earning products, including Gmail and Google Ads. Profit And Purpose: Two Sides Of The Same Coin People want purpose—your customers, your staff and your stakeholders.—
Natalie Ruiz,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As of 2024, 46% of organizations surveyed are allocating work time for open-source software development.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The first tranche of $1.1 billion Singapore dollars has already been allocated to three institutional fund managers, who are required to co-invest their own capital and adopt active trading strategies — a move designed to lift market liquidity and trading activity.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Only the inner portion of the core is actually solid; the rest is fluid.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 July 2025
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Eight-ounce portions of butter chicken, tikka masala and mutter paneer are $6.99, dal is $5.99, sauteed vegetables are $4.99, onion pakora is $4.99 and rice is $3.99.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The two groups were randomly assigned to one of two lifestyle programs that ran for two years.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 July 2025
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Islam, who had joined the NYPD three and a half years ago, was assigned to this precinct.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Brock Media joins a group of topnotch U.K. producers that are part of Studiocanal.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The writer/director will unveil the 4K restoration of the acclaimed 2004 indie at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 19 as part of the museum’s overall fall programming slate.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The alert covers products distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Much of the aid used to go in through a system coordinated by the United Nations, which distributed it at hundreds of sites across the Gaza Strip.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Especially during the day, in contrast with the enforced and ominous night quiet, things started to feel more and more out of proportion in general, from our tiny racks to the size of the ship itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Applied Materials is likely to continue seeing a higher proportion of advanced equipment, fueled by applications like generative AI and the transition to more sophisticated process technologies.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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