reapportions

verb

present tense third-person singular of reapportion
as in deals (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportions
  1. hands out
  2. doles out
  3. dispenses
Verb
  • Felton, like Saputra, regularly hands out experimental dishes to dedicated regulars in exchange for uncensored critiques.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Texas hands out billions in tax abatements and incentives to mega-corporations that often fail to deliver lasting benefits to local communities.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hands out
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  • While the demand for aid has grown steadily in recent years, demand for the federal Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program funds that the state doles out via the CEAP program has not.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Nicholson said reforms to how the state doles out special education funding is one possible solution.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of doles out
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  • The product comes with a double pump that dispenses two crepiness-tackling solutions.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States.
    — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispenses
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“Reapportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportions. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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