as in to reallocate
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Recent Examples of reapportion
India’s constitution mandates that parliamentary seats be reapportioned after every census, which normally happens every ten years.
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Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
In New York City’s ranked-choice system, if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are reapportioned according to their voters’ next preference.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Following the cancellation, approximately $882 million in BRIC funding will be returned to the U.S. Treasury or reapportioned by Congress during the next fiscal year, according to FEMA.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
The statement said about $882 million will be returned or reapportioned by Congress in the next fiscal year.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
In New York City’s ranked-choice system, if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are reapportioned according to their voters’ next preference.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Following the cancellation, approximately $882 million in BRIC funding will be returned to the U.S. Treasury or reapportioned by Congress during the next fiscal year, according to FEMA.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
The statement said about $882 million will be returned or reapportioned by Congress in the next fiscal year.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
Verb
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One logical place is to reallocate funds dedicated to paid search advertising.—
Stephen Diorio,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The legislation would also reallocate $30 billion in federal subsidies going to oil and gas companies to instead combat a potential funding gap in the Highway Trust Fund.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Add to that five pending lawsuits, three directly challenging the state’s decision to re-apportion Florida.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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With more parties involved comes more ways to apportion liability, and that can take time since investigators have to determine who may have been at fault based on what factors caused the accident to happen in the first place.—
Will Jones,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Whip up some scones, cookies, or pound cake, and portion them into pastry bags for guests to grab.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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Brammall says as our food arrives, portioned onto individual plates.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is time allocated for friends to come together for a proper send-off for the bride-to-be.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Samsung's management offered to allocate 10% of operating profit to bonuses and provide a one-time special compensation package, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 May 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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For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In response to an emergency request from drugmakers, the court paused a ruling that the drug must be prescribed and dispensed in person by a doctor.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Designed to sit inside your body and activate when needed to help fight infections at the source, the strategy could dispense with the need for pills, shots and even diagnostics.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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Half of the settlement amount will be distributed directly to county, city, and township governments, with the rest distributed to the state for drug prevention services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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However, it can only be administered to patients who meet specific criteria, the CDC said, adding those at risk are advised to contact their medical provider immediately for the best course of action.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The study, published in The Journal of Archaeological Science, analyzed the dental plaque of skeletons believed to have suffered from leprosy to test the method and determine if mercury was administered as medicine.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportion. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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