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as in allocation
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
aid workers oversaw the distribution of supplies to the flood victims
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper
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Recent Examples of distribution
And five years ago, everyone thought direct [to consumer] distribution [a la Tesla] was going to be this great savior for the auto industry.
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Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Deckinga, 42, pleaded guilty in January to distribution of child pornography.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Working under sunny skies, the group harvested hundreds of pounds of oranges destined for distribution through the Food Banks’ network of partner agencies, a news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The film recently closed a deal with Globoplay for distribution in Brazil, with VDF Connection handling its international sales.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Deckinga, 42, pleaded guilty in January to distribution of child pornography.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Working under sunny skies, the group harvested hundreds of pounds of oranges destined for distribution through the Food Banks’ network of partner agencies, a news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The film recently closed a deal with Globoplay for distribution in Brazil, with VDF Connection handling its international sales.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distribution
Noun
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Companion water-permit provisions require large data center water allocations to be consistent with local zoning and comprehensive plans.—
Haley Busch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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California’s legislators and water agencies should restore historical water allocations to farmers.—
Edward Ring,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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By the final showdown, the production has made use of every bit of stage space, with sensational flying sequences (choreographed by Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant) that allow the vampires to float, hover, and—in one especially intense moment—dive from that bridge.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the 1990s, Venter and a team at the National Institutes of Health developed expressed sequence tags, which allowed for the rapid discovery of new genes.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This then triggers a series of microscopic reactions in the device, such as charge redistribution and ion migration.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The redistribution isn’t happening.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ron Roenicke replaced him — an arrangement that from the beginning, despite all parties’ protestations, seemed to smooth the way for Cora’s eventual return.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Vertical flies under an arrangement that has been accumulating evidence toward certification for three years.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Burke has rare size at nearly 6-foot-9, and a nasty disposition to match.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The survey presented over 1,500 American adults in a nationally representative sample with the definitions of six legal methods of disposition in a random order.—
Tanya D. Marsh,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Uniting the Selke Guys One of the luxuries Tampa has at its disposal is having two terrific defensive centers in Anthony Cirelli and Yanni Gourde.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the Navy also has divers and small teams of explosive ordnance disposal technicians in the region that are capable of clearing mines.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, store operations grew more complex as mobile ordering and drink customization increased, leading to long wait times and a generally deteriorating in-store experience.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Have questions about ordering or a purchase?—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Distribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distribution. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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