1
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
distribute the assignments according to seniority
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2
as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students
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3
as in dispensed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of distributed
The New York edition is to be distributed at major international art fairs, select galleries and such institutions as Fondation Louis Vuitton, Palais de Tokyo, MOCA and MoMA, in addition to specialty booksellers.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pension payments are distributed, among others, by Ukraine’s postal service.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
This means that tasks can now be distributed intelligently across both systems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The project marks Bigelow’s first movie since the 2017 thriller Detroit, which was produced and distributed by Annapurna Pictures.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pension payments are distributed, among others, by Ukraine’s postal service.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
This means that tasks can now be distributed intelligently across both systems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The project marks Bigelow’s first movie since the 2017 thriller Detroit, which was produced and distributed by Annapurna Pictures.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributed
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Where cancellation fees were once treated largely as compensation outside the scope of VAT, the Court has increasingly classified them as consideration for services and therefore taxable.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But with age, the number of chances you’re allotted go down.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jessi wasn’t allowed to close the door of the bathroom and was allotted seven minutes to shower.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies may want to take note of that fact Thomson dispensed, because having one of those 34 players that have ever accomplished a feat of such impressive magnitude on your team is a pretty serious advantage.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The previous high for a single window was the £398m spent by Chelsea in 2023, and though the latter’s spending over the course of a season then might still outstrip Liverpool’s (Chelsea went big that January too), there’s no denying the sums dispensed from Merseyside have been huge.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two-time Olympic champion enters this year’s championships ranked fourth in the world.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Guard may have worn out its welcome, but soldiers were still assigned to the region.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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It’s been a long road, but one that has provided him with a chance to remain at the MLB level — and to pitch in the biggest games.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Foreign-aid organizations challenged the administration's ability to refuse to spend funds already allocated by Congress.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps too much is allocated for dining out, or transportation costs are higher than expected.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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