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
Russian regions, including chunks of Siberia, and Crimea—which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014—put rationing at gas stations in place, the Journal reported.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Almost every country on the globe, Axis, Allies, and those pretending like neutrality was a reasonable or pragmatic stance to take, was forced into rationing supplies for civilians.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
With the Baxter plant down, hospitals around the country began rationing supplies.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Stoner was rationing food, compulsively exercising and then binging, which led to a spiral of shame.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
After years of rationing during World War II, consumer demand for larger houses and all the exciting new electronics and homewares to furnish them with was insatiable.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2019
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Almost every country on the globe, Axis, Allies, and those pretending like neutrality was a reasonable or pragmatic stance to take, was forced into rationing supplies for civilians.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
With the Baxter plant down, hospitals around the country began rationing supplies.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Stoner was rationing food, compulsively exercising and then binging, which led to a spiral of shame.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
After years of rationing during World War II, consumer demand for larger houses and all the exciting new electronics and homewares to furnish them with was insatiable.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
Verb
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The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2025
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The commission would oversee allocating the money to schools and teachers at any city school that complies with requirements for doing the training well.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The law, passed in the state Legislature this year, allows families to apply for subsidies to attend private school, allocating up to $50 million a year for those tax credits.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The joyful tune avoids assigning blame to the left, and doesn’t touch on the political divide in America or the MAGA movement.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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The partisan rancor runs far deeper than simply assigning fault for Kirk’s death.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Warner Brothers, which is distributing the film, didn’t provide the local cast and crew list in time.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Large transformers essential for distributing power into the electrical grid from generating plants are a third part of the supply chain relies on overseas suppliers.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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