RATIONING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

rationing

verb

present participle of ration

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 People were already living without water Puerto Ricans have dealt with water-rationing before, including during a drought in 2015 that left 400,000 customers receiving water service every third day, and again in 2020. — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 The situation has become so bad that Russia – normally one of the world’s leading energy exporters – is now facing severe nationwide gas shortages, leading to rationing in its assorted regions and mounting local discontent. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Still in daily physical therapy and carefully rationing his energy, Steiner eyes the next test — working consecutive games. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 In Puerto Rico, more than two-thirds of the island was in drought, and San Juan residents and neighboring communities have started rationing water. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Authorities in Puerto Rico have not provided a timeline of they expect the rationing program to end. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities starting today as a drought grips the territory. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 Puerto Rico is implementing water rationing measures in San Juan amid an intense drought, raising questions for American tourists visiting the Caribbean island. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Puerto Rico previously implemented rationing measures in 2020 and in 2015, when some 400,000 utility customers received water only every third day. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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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
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

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Key recommendations include honest employee briefings, setting internal AI usage guidelines, documenting AI use, and assigning C-suite ownership for AI's IP implications to protect ROI in this evolving landscape.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Alibaba has bolstered that cycle by distributing Qwen through its cloud platform to enterprise customers in markets including Southeast Asia and Africa, giving it a reach that many rivals lack.

— Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026