reapportioning

verb

present participle of reapportion
as in reallocating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportioning
  1. apportioning
  2. allocating
  3. prorating
  4. dispensing
  5. distributing
  6. administering
  7. dividing
  8. splitting
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
Definition of apportioning
Verb
  • Envelope budgeting is a technique used to limit spending by allocating cash to specific spending categories, like dining out, shopping or groceries.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Despite the City Council allocating $364 million, the Police Department still needs more funding to cover pending legal settlements, according to Lucas.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of allocating
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
  • 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
Definition of prorating
Verb
  • By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Absolutely Fabulous star Kathy Burke will discuss wellness, before the final episode sees Guz Khan dispensing nuggets of advice on conspiracy theories, wealth and other life matters.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • PlusM is distributing the film in Korea, with Neon handling North American distribution.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • In addition to administering the toxic combination of medications, Hemphill failed to recognize and treat signs of respiratory distress, and administered the incorrect reversal medication for the kind of drug the girl had been given, Spragins wrote.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Euthanasia involves a doctor or other health care professional administering a lethal injection at the patient’s request.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of administering
Verb
  • In the move, a company will restructure, dividing itself into two or more distinct entities, and then transfer valuable assets to one entity, leaving the other with substantial liabilities.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • Her sophomore studio album strikes gold with a co-producer — Texas country institution Miranda Lambert — who has over 20 years of history dancing on the line dividing country and pop.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Blood breaks through the inner lining and forces its way into the wall itself, splitting the layers apart and carving a false channel.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The pair reportedly dated for three years before splitting in April 2025, per Page Six.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of splitting
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“Reapportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportioning. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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