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
  • The Grossmont board focuses on grantmaking, allocating funds from property tax levies for a range of programs.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Oral arguments, typically constrained to an hour (allocating 30 minutes for each side), will be expanded, underscoring the gravity and complexity of the case.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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
  • Sigillo For oenophiles, Spatafora recommends a visit to Sigillo to try out wines served from its WineEmotion dispensing machine.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Geuss recalls a mentor—a school teacher of his—dispensing advice about becoming a visual artist.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In the indictment, the six defendants were accused of distributing cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Also this year, nearly 1,000 volunteers contributed more than 3,500 hours organizing, sorting, packing and distributing gifts at the Salvation Army Christmas Center.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Behavioral Health Administration is a division of Human Services responsible for administering grants to programs meant to help children and adults treat different mental health conditions and substance abuse disorders.
    Ellie Roth, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In the ballad, the hero is betrayed by his cousin, who bleeds him too severely while administering a blood-letting cure.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The singer's annual holiday clip is dividing fans this year.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Similar efforts have emerged in Missouri, where the state legislature passed a new map dividing Kansas City among three congressional districts.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Experts are especially alarmed that the CDC is investigating splitting up the MMR vaccine, which protects kids against measles, mumps and rubella in one shot.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The singer went on to date actor Chase Stokes for three years before splitting this past September.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Reapportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportioning. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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