reapportions

Definition of reapportionsnext
present tense third-person singular of reapportion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportions
Verb
  • This single fine is close to the normal total of $8 million to $10 million in all fines that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration hands out each year.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu revealed in September that the city hands out more than 80,000 needles per month to drug users.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Rob Hale, founder and CEO of telecommunications company Granite Communications, annually doles out $1,000 checks to local recent college graduates in Massachusetts.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
  • In total, the New York City Marathon doles out $969,000 in prize money, including $534,000 total to the men’s and women’s top-10 finishers, and $118,000 total to the top-five American finishers.
    Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • There may come a time when the administration dispenses with offering an explanation at all.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Sol de Janeiro’s body lotion comes with a convenient pump that quickly dispenses the lotion so my skin can reap the benefits of the formula.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Reapportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportions. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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