as in allotting
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 rationing
But the stakes are even higher for the 1 in 4 Illinoisans who report rationing or skipping medication because of cost.
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Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Top oil-consuming countries have been releasing reserves to help offset shortfalls while other countries have enacted strict rationing policies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Automotive website The Drive reported both Nissan and Toyota have recently issued service bulletins to dealers with instructions on rationing motor oil stocks due to an impending shortage.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 26 May 2026
The oil market would then transition from a price-management phase to a physical rationing phase.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Power outages in Havana, where authorities have been rationing power, stretched to 24 consecutive hours on Thursday.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The strategy was highly effective, causing power rationing in the capital and fomenting civil chaos.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
In 2015, a super El Niño caused severe drought in Ethiopia and prompted water rationing in Puerto Rico, according to NOAA.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The storyline centers on Elaine carefully rationing her limited supply of discontinued contraceptive sponges, forcing her to evaluate whether her partners are worthy of using one.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Top oil-consuming countries have been releasing reserves to help offset shortfalls while other countries have enacted strict rationing policies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Automotive website The Drive reported both Nissan and Toyota have recently issued service bulletins to dealers with instructions on rationing motor oil stocks due to an impending shortage.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 26 May 2026
The oil market would then transition from a price-management phase to a physical rationing phase.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Power outages in Havana, where authorities have been rationing power, stretched to 24 consecutive hours on Thursday.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The strategy was highly effective, causing power rationing in the capital and fomenting civil chaos.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
In 2015, a super El Niño caused severe drought in Ethiopia and prompted water rationing in Puerto Rico, according to NOAA.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The storyline centers on Elaine carefully rationing her limited supply of discontinued contraceptive sponges, forcing her to evaluate whether her partners are worthy of using one.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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McKinnon said Okta is allocating more resources to tools like Okta for AI agents and Net-zero for AI agents as companies adopt agentic AI and demand more security defenses.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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The objective of the Midas List is to identify the investors demonstrating the strongest judgment in allocating that capital.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The problem emerged when FIFA began assigning actual seat locations.—
Corey Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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As of Friday, the market is assigning a 42% chance of no rate cuts by year-end, a 41% chance of a quarter-point hike, and a 15% chance of two hikes, according to the CME FedWatch Tool .—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Ebola response interventions include installing handwashing units in health facilities, schools and critical transit sites and distributing thermometers, chlorine and other supplies to treat water.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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One of the two doctors who pleaded guilty to distributing the ketamine to Perry, Salvador Plasencia, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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