as in to allocate
to move or direct (something) so that it can be used for a different purpose
After the class trip was canceled, the money was reallocated to cover the cost of the dance. We need to reallocate our resources.
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Recent Examples of reallocate
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced earlier this month the city would reallocate funds to keep serving those in Jefferson County through the end of the year, but more work is needed.
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
As a result, the county went back to the drawing board to reallocate those dollars toward other affordable housing projects or organizations serving homeless individuals by the end of 2026 in order to keep from losing the funding.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
This approach is designed to allow WB to reallocate resources more efficiently, capitalize on local market partners and better position English-language content in a competitive theatrical marketplace.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
The decrease in grant funding will force colleges and universities to make decisions about how to reallocate resources and navigate under new funding restraints.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
As a result, the county went back to the drawing board to reallocate those dollars toward other affordable housing projects or organizations serving homeless individuals by the end of 2026 in order to keep from losing the funding.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
This approach is designed to allow WB to reallocate resources more efficiently, capitalize on local market partners and better position English-language content in a competitive theatrical marketplace.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
The decrease in grant funding will force colleges and universities to make decisions about how to reallocate resources and navigate under new funding restraints.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reallocate
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The Grossmont board focuses on grantmaking, allocating funds from property tax levies for a range of programs.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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While female investors showed a preference toward equities (40%) in their portfolio, that wasn’t as high as their male counterparts, who allocated 45% to equities.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Casting directors Cindy Tolan, Lucy Bevan and Patricia Vasconcelos provided a masterclass and held a series of casting sessions with Portuguese actors in the build-up to Passaporte Lisboa, a casting festival that runs in November.—
Martin Dale,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Barnhills decided to begin distributing food directly to people who had suddenly lost their SNAP benefits.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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So Thorington and Beyer were outliers, who distributed independently.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Inspiring crowds of hundreds Per UIL, bands are allotted only eight hours of practice time outside the school day, so directors run each rehearsal with velocity and rigor to make the most of each moment.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Instead of weeks allotted for each wave of creative development, the client directed us to present new names every few days.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Reallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reallocate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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