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
Cuba's communist government has implemented rationing measures to protect essential services in a country that was already suffering from severe shortages of food, fuel and medicine.
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USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Gripped by a worsening economic crisis, Cuba’s government recently adopted rationing measures to protect essential services and ration fuel supplies for key sectors.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
So the 56-year-old, who lives outside Nashville, Tennessee, started rationing her rheumatoid arthritis medications.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The entire district was rationing food, and people did not have a lot to eat.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
No one in 1946 could imagine British rationing would continue another 10 years.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
There’s a story about someone who’s been rationing their insulin and the downsides of that.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Porter County will begin rationing road salt after taking delivery of nearly half the salt for the season with three months of winter remaining.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Gripped by a worsening economic crisis, Cuba’s government recently adopted rationing measures to protect essential services and ration fuel supplies for key sectors.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
So the 56-year-old, who lives outside Nashville, Tennessee, started rationing her rheumatoid arthritis medications.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The entire district was rationing food, and people did not have a lot to eat.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
No one in 1946 could imagine British rationing would continue another 10 years.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
There’s a story about someone who’s been rationing their insulin and the downsides of that.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Porter County will begin rationing road salt after taking delivery of nearly half the salt for the season with three months of winter remaining.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
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Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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The legislation would provide greater flexibility for governments in allocating funding under the program, which was created in 1990 as part of a broader shift in housing policy toward greater responsibility for states and cities.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Judge Miguel Espinoza both praised and criticized the county’s progress at the hearing, at times applauding the collaboration between stakeholders and at other times questioning whether the Board of Supervisors was allocating enough resources.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Instead the issue lies in assigning ownership of solutions.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ochoa also cautioned against assigning major projects to smaller companies lacking technical capacity, pointing to the Petrocedeño project, which was previously operated by France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Protective barriers like rug pads can help with distributing the weight from a heavy piece of furniture, but these aren't foolproof, Cox says.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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In at least one case, a Riverside County church is distributing special Lent packets, complete with small baggies of Lenten ash, to be delivered to those too fearful of coming in person to a church.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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