as in to reallocate
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Recent Examples of reapportion
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.
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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
The House has been similarly reapportioned every ten years since.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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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
The House has been similarly reapportioned every ten years since.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
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Hospitals may need to reallocate staff to manage preventable diseases — resources that would otherwise be dedicated to chronic disease management or emerging health threats.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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Analysts say the sale will allow Etsy to reallocate money to Etsy's operations.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Arizona says one of the proposals would essentially empty the Central Arizona Project Canal, while another would apportion shortages based not on water rights seniority but on proportional use, a switch-up that could help Arizona and hurt California.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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While no one is necessarily in the wrong here, a conflict of interest between fans and the club is a troubling symptom of an unhealthy organisation, and there is blame to be apportioned to the decision-makers whose mistakes have led Spurs to this juncture.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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But portioning the layered dish into individual servings before cooking and steaming it on the stovetop?—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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For the fastest possible morning, prep individual freezer bags with the fruit and spinach portioned out ahead of time.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The safe and consistent 60/40 portfolio, which allocates 60% toward stocks and 40% in bonds, is putting on a lackluster performance this year, the bank wrote in a Wednesday note.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The House has allocated $108 million for the Ryan White ADAP program for next year.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Full membership in the club costs $100, but that cost currently would be prorated to $60 since the season, which runs from October to May, is nearing the end.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Often used by pilots, sailors, hikers and others to dispense emergency notifications from remote areas, the 406 beacons can be smaller, personal devices or larger units that are mounted to planes or boats and triggered automatically in crisis scenarios.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some of the bikes are used in Metro’s Adopt A Bike Grant Program, which distributes them to those in need.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Burton notes that the foundation also distributes snack packs and other practical resources that address everyday needs students may encounter during the school day.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The statutory framework is a provincial one, administered by a provincial ministry, with costs borne by individual property owners.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota lawmakers are looking at more anti-fraud measures this week, including updating decades-old county technology used to administer Medicaid and SNAP benefits.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportion. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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