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
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  • It’s named after Anders Adolph Retzius (1796-1860), a Swedish professor of anatomy and administrator at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which hands out the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Each year, The Best Pizza Awards hands out accolades to the best of the best pie shops all over the world.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of hands out
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  • This Darla sandal, on sale for a limited time, doles out balance despite its towering platform height.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • Make a beeline for the flagship Olive Young store, the country’s biggest cosmetics retailer, where there’s a whole wall devoted to sheet masks, testing stations and a vending machine that doles out free skincare samples.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
Definition of doles out
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  • The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • According to a news release, Sibley entered into a collaborative agreement with pharmacist Josh Harrison at The Compounding Lab, which dispenses drugs for people and animals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Definition of dispenses
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“Reapportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportions. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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