as in allocating
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allotting
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dyrt recommends allotting two to three weeks for the trek, which starts in the original and most popular origin city for the historic trail.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There could also be travel issues, so allotting ourselves an extra half hour to get to a destination helps lessen anxiety and stress.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Nov. 2025
Prefer to set strict rules allotting only a handful of visitors each morning?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dyrt recommends allotting two to three weeks for the trek, which starts in the original and most popular origin city for the historic trail.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There could also be travel issues, so allotting ourselves an extra half hour to get to a destination helps lessen anxiety and stress.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Nov. 2025
Prefer to set strict rules allotting only a handful of visitors each morning?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotting
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Despite the cash flow from those deals, some investors are concerned that Oracle is allocating too much money to its infrastructure initiatives.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Andy begins assigning tough features about meaningful topics outside of which accessories go best with your spring wardrobe, none of which hit with Runway readers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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More faculty are requiring office hours, assigning presentations and cold-calling on students in class.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new version is made by the original producer, Ecosse Films, and Masterpiece PBS in association with Northern Ireland Screen and Banijay Rights, which is distributing the six-part series internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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For a large, thick cast-iron skillet, electric burners are terrible for evenly distributing heat and keeping oil hot.—
Jack Hennessy,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Allotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotting. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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