REAPPORTION Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

reapportion

verb

Definition of reapportion

as in to reallocate

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Recent Examples of reapportion Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 DeSantis has also said that because the state’s population growth has changed rapidly since 2020, the state should be reapportioning its districts. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026 After every 10-year Census, the 435 House seats are reapportioned to reflect the latest state-by-state population numbers (counting all residents, citizens and non-citizens alike). — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment requires 'counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed' for purposes of reapportioning the House. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reapportion

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Since the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, some cities nationwide have heeded calls to reallocate money away from law enforcement and into mental health and social services.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Firms like Meta, Amazon, and Oracle have cut thousands of jobs, often citing a need to reallocate resources to AI initiatives.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of reallocate

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Even before the 2025 Southern California fires erupted, the Camp Fire and other major wildfires had generated a circular political debate over how billions of dollars in damages should be apportioned.

— Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
So LeBron’s salary would realistically be apportioned to other states.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of apportion

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Instead of making last-minute pet store runs, many owners are choosing subscription meal plans that arrive automatically and are portioned specifically for their dogs.

— Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
The roasted chiles, cleaned or not, can be portioned into zip-top or vacuum seal bags and frozen for up to two years.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of portion

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The goal is to empower more women to allocate capital, fundamentally changing who gets funded and driving future innovation, rather than waiting for the traditional system to change.

— Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
For years, states have tried to discuss how to allocate and conserve the water in the basin, but negotiations have led to disagreements and even threats of lawsuits.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocate

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That’s the takeaway from an incident in the small city of Chuzhou, China, after a large langue model dispensed some advice that led to the untimely death of 25 acres worth of produce.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
The new law prohibits drugmakers from restricting the number or types of pharmacies that hospitals and other providers can contract with to dispense medications to their patients through a federal program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispense

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Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule.

— Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Images distributed by Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA showed oil fouling the island's beaches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of distribute

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Wednesday night’s drawing will be the 44th consecutive drawing in the current jackpot run, and the prize ranks as the eighth-largest in Powerball history, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which administers the game.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The order aims to decrease the number of vaccines children take and split vaccines that have been administered in a single shot into several shots across separate doctor's visits.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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