as in to reallocate
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Recent Examples of reapportion
Wimberger insists that Evers can easily solve the problem by directing his agency to reapportion funding.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The proper forum to consider reapportioning responsibility for MEABF is in the state Capitol in Springfield.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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
India’s constitution mandates that parliamentary seats be reapportioned after every census, which normally happens every ten years.
—Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The proper forum to consider reapportioning responsibility for MEABF is in the state Capitol in Springfield.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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
India’s constitution mandates that parliamentary seats be reapportioned after every census, which normally happens every ten years.
—Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
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Congress could also reallocate funds by shifting a larger share of payroll tax revenue to trust funds facing shortfalls.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Business unit leaders reallocate toward higher-value customers based on near-realtime profitability data.—
Udam Dewaraja,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The City Council ultimately agreed to apportion the money.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The judge recommended specific amounts for two of the firm’s partners to pay — up to $58,000 by Andrew Bramhall and Brian Cannon — and said the shares apportioned to the other two partners, Margaret Shyr and Victoria Maroulis, would be determined later.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Their final shape, round and big as racquetballs, came together when Dale portioned the dough balls into a silicone half-dome mold.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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To ensure a seamless experience for educators during their busy midday break, parent volunteers worked ahead of schedule to professionally plate and portion the meals for easy access, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2026
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What matters now is how supply chains allocate that burden so it isn’t borne by those with the least leverage—workers most of all.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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SpaceX is allocating 30% of the IPO shares to retail investors, far above the typical 5% to 10% allocation.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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His base salary, bonus, and equity were prorated in the company’s financial statements for the time in his new role.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Fluent in the Dominican power bouyon offshoot known as nasty business, Miimii commands the enterprise with sing-speak vocals that operate on a strictly single-entendre basis, dispensing with innuendo to directly address the question on her suitor’s hips.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
10 Dec. 2025
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The steam wand can be used to froth milk for cappuccinos and lattes, and is also able to dispense hot water for tea, soup, and hot chocolate.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
8 Dec. 2025
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About one-third of those tickets are going to active military personnel, while the White House and president have another third, and the UFC and its parent company TKO have a bit less than a third to distribute.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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In a teaming context, individual aircraft running Hivemind communicate peer-to-peer to distribute situational awareness and coordinate maneuvers to lessen reliance on a ground control station.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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The Russian Orthodox Church administered the site via its Ukrainian branch for centuries.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Why the liability did not actually leave The CFPB administers one fair-lending statute, ECOA.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportion. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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