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
  • This is where the tax-free growth actually happens, so choosing and allocating investments is the step that makes the Roth worth opening.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Improvement District will continue to distribute funds and accept applications for the Home Repair Grant Program – allocating up to $10,000 for specified repairs.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • On Thursday, Acorns debuted its compounding vending machine at Big Star Wrigleyville, an out-of-the-box promotion that replaces potato chips with simulated investments, dispensing up to $15 in cash for a $1 fee, essentially providing a 30-year return in 30 seconds.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • All three pros suggest dispensing mousse into your hands rather than directly onto your hair for more even distribution.
    Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Under the bill, county employees would not be allowed to help ICE with collecting or distributing information about a person's immigration status.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This difference, known as the premium, reflects the real-world costs of minting, distributing and selling coins and bars.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Democratic bill, aimed at overturning new voting laws in red states, would have created a single national standard for administering elections, including expanding voting by mail.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But improvements in medical imaging unlocked new use cases for CTs and MRIs; patients demanded, and doctors ordered, more tests, and radiologists were the doctors administering and interpreting them.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The subsequent deterioration in embryos that had been in microgravity for up to 24 hours was likely due to negative effects the absence of gravity has on the processes taking place in the quickly dividing embryonic cells.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Republicans are pushing to expel her from Congress, potentially dividing Democrats ahead of November midterm elections.
    Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Consider both carefully, then, before getting started, and explore the pros and cons of splitting your funds between both to best determine your next step.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The map’s boundaries slice through Kansas City, splitting the city’s voters into three Republican-leaning districts in the hopes of pushing Cleaver out of office.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Reapportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportioning. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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