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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
Nearly 40% of the IP addresses allocated to Cogent appeared on publicly available blacklists of potential abuse, according to Scamalytics data.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
On Monday, DeSantis vetoed $15 million allocated for security grants for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami, the total amount of funding for Catholic school security previously approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The trend is expected to continue as these nations seek greater monetary protection and remain historically under-allocated to gold.
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Andreas Panosyan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Across all facilities in Maryland that are under the Department of Public Safety, there has been about a 27% decrease in correctional officer positions allocated during the same time period.
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Theodore Rose,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
Local governments and groups in the nine-county Bay Area have been allocated $754 million.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Bridgeport has a budget line item for legal fees, but as filings increase, the amount allocated for legal fees increases.
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Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
More than a billion dollars had been allocated for the cleaning of the river in time for the Games; the following summer brought the establishment of three swimming zones in the Seine, lifeguards included.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Another 9% is allocated to facilities, while less than 6% covers administration and other costs.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
ABC News,
30 June 2026
On Monday, DeSantis vetoed $15 million allocated for security grants for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami, the total amount of funding for Catholic school security previously approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The trend is expected to continue as these nations seek greater monetary protection and remain historically under-allocated to gold.
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Andreas Panosyan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Across all facilities in Maryland that are under the Department of Public Safety, there has been about a 27% decrease in correctional officer positions allocated during the same time period.
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Theodore Rose,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
Local governments and groups in the nine-county Bay Area have been allocated $754 million.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Bridgeport has a budget line item for legal fees, but as filings increase, the amount allocated for legal fees increases.
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Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
More than a billion dollars had been allocated for the cleaning of the river in time for the Games; the following summer brought the establishment of three swimming zones in the Seine, lifeguards included.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Another 9% is allocated to facilities, while less than 6% covers administration and other costs.
—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
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In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception.
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This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
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Authorities say electrical service in La Guaira has recovered to roughly 90%, while more than 5 million liters of water have been distributed across affected areas.
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After attorneys are paid, the remaining funds will be distributed to impacted customers.
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After surviving a career-ending stroke, the former officer founded The Wounded Blue, the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to injured and disabled law enforcement officers.
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Following his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease in the '90s, Fox has dedicated himself to advocacy and raising funds for research.
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Zoe McCurnin, a lead animal control officer, was assigned to the case.
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For the employees assigned to institutions slated for closure, the uncertainty surrounding transfers, relocations, or the loss of local employment only adds to those challenges.
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Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.
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One groom just had to have a fountain that dispensed ranch dressing.
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Jim Cramer devoted his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers to answering that question.
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German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party.
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Congressional Republicans were divided over the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down an executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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Countless individual tread blocks, divided by wide grooves, wriggled around instead of digging in.
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Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
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Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities.
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“Allocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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