reapportioning

Definition of reapportioningnext
present participle of reapportion
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportioning
Verb
  • But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.
    Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • But the decision to stop universally administering the vaccine at birth was made in December, at the recommendation of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These differences reflect uncertainty about the size of the tax base, the challenges of administering the tax, and how buyers and sellers will respond.
    Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The University of Massachusetts poll, fielded among 1,000 Americans, found 74% believe there are more things uniting them than dividing them.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Michelle Boudreau Design mixed a white dividing wall with hedges that don't block the view of palm trees in this desert backyard.
    Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The plant will feed on renewable power from Paraguay’s vast Itaipu dam to produce hydrogen by splitting water through electrolysis, which is then combined with nitrogen to create zero-carbon ammonia.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The shooting has also intensified calls by conservatives to fully fund DHS through a single bill — blaming Democrats for the shutdown and arguing that splitting apart ICE and Border Patrol funding will only give the minority party leverage.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Reapportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportioning. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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