divvies (up)

Definition of divvies (up)next
present tense third-person singular of divvy (up)
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Verb
  • At the end of the fiscal year, the DOC determines its spending across areas like prison upkeep, the cost of settling lawsuits and workers’ claims, then divides that cost among all the people who were incarcerated at the time, Barrett said.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The model divides decision-making into three layers, including base, action, and evaluation.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The move also essentially splits the market in states that have legalized weed for both medical and recreational consumers.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • With a class of 70 students, Schaffer splits the job with his teaching assistants.
    Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ali Riza Dogan, the owner of Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine, hands out free meals weekly and has invited homeless people to sleep in his restaurant's entryway on cold nights.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Roxana Jullapat hands out chocolate muffins to her team.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Cakenhagen, a café that doles out beautiful pastries; and the historic Grøften restaurant, which has retained its good vibes since 1874.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Antica Locanda doles out comforting Sicilian dishes, from platters of fresh fish to generous bowls of seafood pasta.
    Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Dry sweeping alone just redistributes dust rather than removing it.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Dry sweeping alone just redistributes it, so the right method depends on your flooring.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Divvies (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvies%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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