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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
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as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
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Recent Examples of apportion
For some productions, the credits are allocated over two years, while for larger productions they are apportioned across three years.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
The below-median inflow forecast comes as representatives from the seven states that rely on the Colorado River continue critical negotiations on how the river should be apportioned in the coming decades.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
During Tuesday’s press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated Trump’s pledge that his economic agenda will usher in a new golden age in the U.S. and, instead, apportioned responsibility for the current stock market pain to former President Joe Biden.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
The annual assessment, called the point-in-time count, is used to apportion federal dollars and provides a long-term measure of the state of homelessness in America.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Though the president has allotted his confidence in Witkoff, the arrangement — which falls outside the typical executive branch flow chart — has not yet borne fruit.—
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The better a person’s social rating, the more luxurious lifestyle they’re allotted.—
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Wright partnered with Arthur L. Richards, who manufactured and distributed the homes, though they were only offered commercially for 14 months.—
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Daniel was shortlisted for the 2021 AT&T Untold Stories Competition and produced the award-winning short doc Ale Libre distributed by The New Yorker.—
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Among other resources, three engines have also been assigned to fight the wildfire.—
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The re-tasking of U.S. naval ships assigned to the western Pacific theater comes as China—now possessing the world's largest navy by hull count, with more than 370 vessels—expands its military reach and presence in the region, attempting to challenge American naval dominance.—
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The Drama League, made up of industry professions, producers, artists, audiences and critics, first dispensed awards in 1922 and formalized the practice in 1935, making the The Drama League Awards the oldest theatrical honors in America.—
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The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.—
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Specifically, the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research allocated $100 million in federal funding for women's health in February 2024.—
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On Saturday, the Spanish government allocated €1.6 million (roughly $1.7 million) to a new feasibility study for a tunnel from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the closest crossing between the two continents.—
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What's Next Breastfeeding often divides public opinion, and will likely spark similar debates online in the future.—
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On our trip to Greenville, Victor stopped at a road that divides two burial grounds in town.—
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The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by the author and have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.—
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Temporary housing assistance for the residents was provided by Hanover Township Emergency Services.—
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Talker Research surveyed 2,000 general population Americans; the survey was commissioned by Woodhouse Spas and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between March 6 and March 10, 2025.—
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Gange said that gives him and his team time to step behind the pharmacy counter and interact with customers face-to-face, answering questions, providing advice, performing health tests or administering vaccines.—
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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