reapportioning

Definition of reapportioningnext
present participle of reapportion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportioning
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Voters in 2014 approved Proposition 1, allocating $1 billion for a water storage project in the Sacramento Valley that remains under construction.
    Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Trump’s 2025 tax and budget bill reflected this reprioritization, allocating US$170 billion over four years to immigration enforcement, compared to approximately $30 billion allocated in 2024.
    Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though your sink may not be running constantly, the dispensing pipe always has water ready to be used.
    Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The number of beet juice-dispensing trucks in the city of Chicago, according to Cole Stallard, Chicago’s commissioner of Streets and Sanitation.
    Jeff Martin, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The San Diego Air Pollution Control District launched the program in 2024, distributing over 10,000 purifiers to local residents.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Markiplier, who boasts 73 million followers across digital platforms, including 38 million subscribers on Youtube, is also self-distributing the film.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The witness said agents were not administering first aid.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The answer is a roadmap for administering the tax.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As the sector transitions from the initial brute-force stage of training large models to the challenge of running them affordably and efficiently on a large scale, designers are dividing into rival factions.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Through the deal, Authentic is dividing Guess’s IP and operations, with Authentic owning 51% of the IP.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of installing the usual front dinette, Eiffeland moves the unit to the center of the van, splitting the bed and kitchen areas with a two-seat transverse dinette set.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
  • While the House passed the DHS bill separately from the rest of the bills, they were all tied together into one bill to be sent to the Senate, meaning the majority of Republicans would need to support splitting the bill up.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Reapportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportioning. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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