as in allocating
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allotting
Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
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Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
The Dyrt recommends allotting two to three weeks for the trek, which starts in the original and most popular origin city for the historic trail.
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Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
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Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
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Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
The Dyrt recommends allotting two to three weeks for the trek, which starts in the original and most popular origin city for the historic trail.
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Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotting
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Earlier this year, Senate Republicans proposed allocating $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from legislation meant to fund immigration enforcement agencies for security enhancements for the ballroom.
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With hyperscalers allocating more than $725 billion to capital expenditures, suppliers are directing production capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, which earns far more profit per wafer, noted The Wall Street Journal.
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Employers should consider assigning a dedicated benefits navigator, someone who won't give legal or financial advice but will help the employee find relevant benefits, understand deadlines and know which professionals to call.
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Target's new attendance point system Target will start tracking unexcused tardiness and absences for its store and warehouse workers in September, assigning point values to violations and terminating any employee who hits 12 points within a year.
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William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.
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PlusM is distributing the film in Korea, with Neon handling North American distribution.
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“Allotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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