REAPPORTIONING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

reapportioning

verb

present participle of reapportion

as in reallocating

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But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats.

— Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of apportioning

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In its 2025 report, the state auditor recommended that the Legislature consider allocating NAGPRA-specific funding to the university system which would come with conditions of compliance.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
For example, shifting the Fed’s portfolio toward short-term Treasury bills and away from long-term bonds or mortgage-back securities could reduce market price distortion and limit the government’s role in allocating capital across sectors.

— David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocating

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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
The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.

— Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026

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In fact, three years ago, the FDA banned compounding pharmacies from dispensing seven peptide products over safety issues.

— Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Raymond’s father and uncle founded Thrifty Drug Stores, the homegrown chain remembered with particular tenderness for dispensing ice cream in improbably perfect cylinders.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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Solana protocol Seasons aims to offer crypto stability by distributing gold, wrapped Bitcoin, and dollar tokens to holders.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
In recent weeks, the union turned its sights to Cook County, which is responsible for collecting and distributing property tax dollars.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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At the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, the nurse spends her days caring for patients infected with Ebola — one of the world’s deadliest viruses — administering medicine and assisting those too weak to feed themselves.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Blanchard also outlined that the Guard has intervened in hundreds of medical emergencies, including administering some 325 Narcan doses.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

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The bill would create a federal rulebook for issuing, trading and holding digital assets, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC, Bambysheva writes.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dividing

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The rulings wiped out the dreams of thousands of Italian descendants who had been hoping to achieve citizenship, derailing life plans and splitting families apart.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
This will be a preview of what sort of Republicans are winning in this seats drawn away from Democrats; Tennessee Republicans will test that on their new map two days later, after splitting up the city of Memphis.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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