1
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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2
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
Expressing concern with the bloodshed, then U.S. Senator Joe Biden recommended splitting the country along three neat lines, apportioning one chunk for Shiites, one for Sunni Arabs, and one for Kurds.
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Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2023
The two groups of states have presented starkly different proposals, disagreeing on how triggers for mandatory cutbacks should be determined, and how the reductions should be apportioned.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The industry hopes that a pro-crypto Congress will pass rules that will apportion more of the regulatory responsibilities to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which has traditionally been softer on its approach to policing the sector.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Levied on both real estate and slave ownership, its $2 million revenue target was apportioned among the states, as required by the Constitution.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2023
The two groups of states have presented starkly different proposals, disagreeing on how triggers for mandatory cutbacks should be determined, and how the reductions should be apportioned.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The industry hopes that a pro-crypto Congress will pass rules that will apportion more of the regulatory responsibilities to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which has traditionally been softer on its approach to policing the sector.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Levied on both real estate and slave ownership, its $2 million revenue target was apportioned among the states, as required by the Constitution.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportion
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Priorities, Politics And The MBA The question is whether the FT rankings criteria and relative weight allotted to those criteria—by applicants or by the FT—may change in light of shifting interests.—
Dr. Marlena Corcoran,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In Nigeria, the president convened an emergency cabinet committee to make a plan for the budget shortfall, and Parliament allotted an extra $200 million to the national budget last week.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Only music materials released and distributed on digital streaming platforms, and physical music media within the eligibility period (April 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024) were considered for nominations.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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It’s produced in association with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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McNulty was part of the agency's elite Public Health Associate Program, assigned to the Iowa Cancer Consortium, a small group working on statewide efforts to combat what is the country's second-highest cancer rate.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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Robot vacuums with mopping features can easily transition between mopping and regular vacuuming based on the needs assigned by the user and tend to have a comparable cost to more traditional robot vacuums.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The oversized vending machine near the tournament entrance and at the store dispense the signature headband, branded by Lululemon, of course.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit asks the court to outlaw the medication for anyone under 18, reinstate the in-person appointment requirement, mandate that only doctors can prescribe the pills and limit the ability of retail pharmacies, like CVS and Walgreens, to dispense the medication.—
Lisa Lerer,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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While side hustles are a major way children are saving up money, many are also allocating their allowances to their savings — especially when considering that 62 percent of 6-year-olds receive an allowance and 80 percent of children receive one by the age of 14.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Of those, more than a third were allocated out of sequence, meaning they should have been offered to candidates higher on a waiting list.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Primary care has long been associated with the image of a busy doctor, divided between patients and the administrative grind.—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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For decades afterward and until the advent of internet telephony, Druze families divided by the armistice lines who wanted to communicate with one another did so via megaphone in an area that came to be known as Shouting Hill.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The upper stage ended up exploding over the Atlantic Ocean, providing a dramatic sky show for people in the Turks and Caicos Islands and nearby areas.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Context Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week entered its fourth year, with the U.S. previously providing billions in military and humanitarian support.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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For example, willow bark was administered for pain relief; and willow bark contains acetylsalicylic acid – aspirin.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then, on Monday, Feb. 24, he was administered a feeding peg out of his nose and into his stomach.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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