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
In 2015, a super El Niño caused severe drought in Ethiopia and prompted water rationing in Puerto Rico, according to NOAA.
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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
Customers who testified before the North Carolina Utilities Commission described already rationing heat, keeping lights off, combining errands to save gas and watching paychecks disappear under the weight of groceries, prescriptions and utility bills.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Gas stations are rationing fuel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
But behind the scenes, the agency is quietly rationing its future.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
India is already rationing LNG supplies, according to a note S&P Global Energy shared with CNBC, which said power generation, refining, and petrochemicals are lower-priority sectors and therefore more exposed to curtailments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
In Asia, some countries have been rationing fuel and restricting exports to cope with the profound shock to fuel supplies and to jet fuel in particular.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Electricity prices skyrocketed, and the government instituted strict rationing measures.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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
Customers who testified before the North Carolina Utilities Commission described already rationing heat, keeping lights off, combining errands to save gas and watching paychecks disappear under the weight of groceries, prescriptions and utility bills.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Gas stations are rationing fuel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
But behind the scenes, the agency is quietly rationing its future.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
India is already rationing LNG supplies, according to a note S&P Global Energy shared with CNBC, which said power generation, refining, and petrochemicals are lower-priority sectors and therefore more exposed to curtailments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
In Asia, some countries have been rationing fuel and restricting exports to cope with the profound shock to fuel supplies and to jet fuel in particular.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Electricity prices skyrocketed, and the government instituted strict rationing measures.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
Verb
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Republican senators generally support allocating federal dollars to improve the security infrastructure around the president, especially after an armed 31-year-old man attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 May 2026
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In the meantime, the company is allocating additional quantities to patients in the United States to meet demand.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Other alleged violations included a failure to give timely responses to claims, provide a factual or legal basis for claim denials and give victims a primary point of contact after assigning three or more adjusters in a six-month period.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The company also caused confusion for a customer after assigning a dozen claim adjusters to the case within four months.—
Tran Nguyen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Instead of distributing the same braking pressure across all four wheels, the software continuously adjusts force at every corner of the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Valero, a multinational energy corporation with 15 refineries across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has flexibility in sourcing crude, refining products and distributing fuel.—
Robert Romano,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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