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as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones
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as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
sliced the strawberries after first allocating all the nicest ones for the top of the cake
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Recent Examples of allocated
Cortez Masto is proposing that $45 billion for ICE detention centers be allocated to Justice Assistant Grant programs and nearly $30 billion in enforcement money to the COPS law enforcement hiring program.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
For this school year, the state allocated $47 million to the program across both SUNY and CUNY campuses.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
In reality, New Jersey allocated about $8 million, which was less than 1 percent of state tax revenue.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Over the next four years, Congress has allocated $170 billion for border and interior enforcement, including $75 billion for ICE, as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was sign signed into law, on partisan lines, with Democrats voting no.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
While reserves of as much as $15 million were allocated to teams that walked away from their RSN deals in 2024, Manfred during a separate Thursday media hit said the league would not be providing financial assistance to any clubs that align with MLB Media in the coming year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Some natural disasters that occurred in 2025 have received a major disaster declaration from FEMA, but have not yet had funding allocated.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
By money allocated to external free agents, Schneider had his most expensive offseason in 2025.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump has attempted to unilaterally rename the Defense Department and the Kennedy Center, despite straightforward laws requiring acts of Congress to do so, and has impounded funds appropriated by Congress for child care and family assistance allocated to Democratic states.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Chapa said there is only a short time allotted by the state to improve the school’s ratings.—
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The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.—
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Reza Pahlavi himself has distributed messages calling for defections among the armed forces, and coordinated protests through QR codes.—
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Standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 71 kilograms, the GR-3 offers 55 degrees of freedom and is equipped with tactile sensors distributed across its body for responsive interaction.—
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This lightweight gym tote has dedicated compartments for tumblers, yoga mats, and valuables.—
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Bass' statement said that LA's Bureau of Street Services dedicated additional resources towards the repairs, which included personnel who would be working longer hours to make the streets safer.—
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No legal responsibility was ever assigned to Woroniecki in connection with the Yates children's deaths.—
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Feller staff picked three countries to possibly feature, and they were assigned Mongolia, said Kadie Frey, general manager of Lora Hotel & Event Center.—
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Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.—
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Floats are fountain drinks dispensed over soft serve.—
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In fact, the face is so important to our social fabric that there’s an area of the brain—called the fusiform face area—devoted exclusively to decoding it.—
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Consumer insights like these are a thorn in the side of brands and retailers such as Levi’s, Nudie, and Uniqlo, all of which have devoted significant store space to repair services and invested heavily in promoting and educating consumers about keeping their jeans in use for longer.—
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Iran’s opposition is weak, divided, largely in exile.—
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But our fragmented media landscape and the dominance of social media have left us polarized and divided.—
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The business also provided hobbyists with a place to talk about home brewing and meet other people with the same interest.—
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The spokesperson said information about how utilities are calculated is provided to residents.—
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“Allocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocated. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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