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
Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The richest nation on Earth considers health care a service to be rationed rather than a human right for all.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Because of a program designed to ration vaccine supply, launched on September 1, 2013, anyone age 79 on that date was eligible for a shingles vaccine for one year, while people who were 80 or older would never be eligible.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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Verb
The entire district was rationing food, and people did not have a lot to eat.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The richest nation on Earth considers health care a service to be rationed rather than a human right for all.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
To seed future demand for soybeans, the ASA brought U.S. experts to demonstrate methods for feeding livestock that instead used a ration of corn and soybean meal.
—Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Because of a program designed to ration vaccine supply, launched on September 1, 2013, anyone age 79 on that date was eligible for a shingles vaccine for one year, while people who were 80 or older would never be eligible.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ration
Verb
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The Colorado Avalanche allot 40 percent of the five-on-five minutes to depth lines (third and fourth), and Edmonton is at about 44 percent.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Each Best New Artist nominee was allotted a tight 15-minute set to showcase their biggest songs, maximizing time by tapping into a Jingle Ball–esque rotating stage.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Among the questionable spending listed in the audit were hefty expenditures on car allowances and office furnishings.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Families can still teach money skills and responsibility by giving allowance separately and using praise or privileges to encourage self-care.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding had been allocated to disease control programs in all four states, though California Atty.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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By 2036, mandatory outlays such as Social Security and major health care programs such as Medicaid and Medicare will total more than $7 trillion, vying for the majority of the government’s funding before discretionary spending can be allocated.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Part of the project will also be expanding a portion of the cart path to accommodate the new service window and to provide ADA access.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her portion of the rent, after utilities, comes out to roughly $1,400 a month.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Then again, Newsom signed SB132, the law that allowed an inmate who was assigned male at birth and serving 25 years to life for violent offenses, Tremaine Carroll, to transfer to a women’s prison, in which Carroll is alleged to have raped two female inmates.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail due to threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Harris, who spent part of his youth living on Navajo reservations where his mother was a teacher, took a Navajo Nation flag with him on the shuttle to raise awareness about issues faced by Native Americans.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The legendary punk rock band formed in California’s East Bay and was a seminal part of the early 1990s Bay Area music scene before going on to massive mainstream success.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Logical Pictures Group said that the deal strengthened its historic links with Gondry and his longtime producer Georges Bermann at Partizan, forged by The Jokers Films, which distributed the director’s 2023 drama The Book of solutions and Maya Give Me A Title.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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The handouts are intended to be distributed in recreational areas such as parks, nature preserves and hiking trails.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bushra Mahnoor, a reproductive rights activist, counts herself among a small proportion of women and girls in Pakistan – about 12%, according to the UN’s children’s agency (UNICEF) – who use commercial sanitary products, rather than homemade alternatives.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Slim V-neck Tee A v-neck tee is a travel classic for a reason, and this one gets the proportions just right.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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