1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
distribute the assignments according to seniority
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2
as in allotting
to give as a share or portion
committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students
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3
as in dispensing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of distributing
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.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
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
In a news release Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Amanda Leigh Fourez, an Illinois resident, had entered a guilty plea in federal court to distributing the videos in online chat groups.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The Board of Supervisors approved a letter opposing Senate Bill 802, which would redirect state homelessness funds into a regional joint powers authority, or JPA, instead of distributing money separately to the city and county.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which is distributing $10 billion a year, will include funding for community health worker programs, but cuts to state Medicaid budgets could more than offset those gains.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, the hotel team reduces food waste through a number of initiatives, including distributing unused food to those in need through partnerships with local associations.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Mass media communicators primarily use services like Business Wire as a conduit for distributing information—narrow or broad in scope—to media outlets and other communication targets.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Iranian banks started distributing a 10-million rial bill last month, the largest denomination note in its history, as authorities sought to contain inflation and meet demands for hard cash.
—Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
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
In a news release Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Amanda Leigh Fourez, an Illinois resident, had entered a guilty plea in federal court to distributing the videos in online chat groups.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The Board of Supervisors approved a letter opposing Senate Bill 802, which would redirect state homelessness funds into a regional joint powers authority, or JPA, instead of distributing money separately to the city and county.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which is distributing $10 billion a year, will include funding for community health worker programs, but cuts to state Medicaid budgets could more than offset those gains.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, the hotel team reduces food waste through a number of initiatives, including distributing unused food to those in need through partnerships with local associations.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Mass media communicators primarily use services like Business Wire as a conduit for distributing information—narrow or broad in scope—to media outlets and other communication targets.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Iranian banks started distributing a 10-million rial bill last month, the largest denomination note in its history, as authorities sought to contain inflation and meet demands for hard cash.
—Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributing
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The funeral home building was demolished in 2024 after the EPA condemned it, classifying it as a toxic waste site.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Whether the law survives looming legal challenges—rooted in a 1933 state Supreme Court ruling classifying income as property—remains an open question.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
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The trailer then came apart, dispensing much of the cargo of iced tea beverages on the road, as the truck bounced off the wall and across the other lane of traffic into and through the guardrail.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the Chicago area, Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes screens, tests and processes donated milk before dispensing it to hospitals.—
Alexander Crider,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Laron is the son of Ronnie Major, an ex-high-ranking Sin City Disciples operative, who was sentenced to over 24 years in prison in October.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old was remarkably durable this season, ranking second in the NBA in minutes played.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 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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These days, some innovative school districts and nonprofit groups are trying to help students labeled EBD by tapping Medicaid money for therapy and family support, providing what are called wraparound services to get students with EBD back into mainstream classes.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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The reshaping of the hospital’s campus seeks to strike a balance among lifting the hospital’s national profile, providing more efficiently for the health care needs of the local community and recognizing the reality of an aging population that needs increasingly sophisticated care.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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The second distinguishing feature of liveblogs is their tone of voice, which is often dialogic in nature.—
Daniel Jackson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Technology enables simultaneous production of hydrogen The team also pointed out that this technology enables the simultaneous production of hydrogen and chemical feedstocks such as formate, distinguishing it from conventional water electrolysis processes that produce only hydrogen.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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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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“Distributing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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