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as in allocations
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
aid workers oversaw the distribution of supplies to the flood victims
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper
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Recent Examples of distributions
The organization hosts fundraisers, youth football camps, and Thanksgiving distributions, among other events.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The accounts eventually become converted to conventional individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, and distributions will be taxed as ordinary income, though family contributions will be returned tax-free.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
People who are interested in other distributions should check with the official provider.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The account transfer isn’t taxable, and the surviving spouse can continue to take tax-free distributions from the account for qualified medical expenses.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Because of the tournament expansion, the NCAA will be able to award more than $131 million in new revenue distributions to member schools participating in the basketball tournaments over the remaining six years of the NCAA’s broadcast agreements.
—Gary Bedore
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
At the same time, required minimum distributions (RMDs), which determine when withdrawals must begin from certain retirement accounts, can become more relevant as individuals approach later stages of retirement.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Annual distributions must be substantially equal and cannot be changed, other than a one-time switch to an RMD method.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The team also sells sponsorships and licenses its intellectual property, including the streaming, television and radio distributions of games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The accounts eventually become converted to conventional individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, and distributions will be taxed as ordinary income, though family contributions will be returned tax-free.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
People who are interested in other distributions should check with the official provider.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The account transfer isn’t taxable, and the surviving spouse can continue to take tax-free distributions from the account for qualified medical expenses.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Because of the tournament expansion, the NCAA will be able to award more than $131 million in new revenue distributions to member schools participating in the basketball tournaments over the remaining six years of the NCAA’s broadcast agreements.
—Gary Bedore
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
At the same time, required minimum distributions (RMDs), which determine when withdrawals must begin from certain retirement accounts, can become more relevant as individuals approach later stages of retirement.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Annual distributions must be substantially equal and cannot be changed, other than a one-time switch to an RMD method.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The team also sells sponsorships and licenses its intellectual property, including the streaming, television and radio distributions of games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributions
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Timed allocations, appointment windows, digital queue tokens or clearer staggered release mechanics would all have helped turn anticipation into order rather than friction into theatre.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Now that the district has provided schools with preliminary budgets, principals and local school councils can now review the school-level allocations, get community input and submit appeals before the Board of Education votes on the final $10 billion CPS budget later this summer.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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One important tool in early natural-language-processing work was ranking the frequency of word sequences.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The material, known as SAM, combines protein sequences derived from mussels, spider silk and amyloids, proteins capable of forming strong fibrous structures.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Capital requirements, custody arrangements, and product design choices that depend on final rules will not have final rules at the 270-day mark.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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China’s Commerce Ministry merely confirmed arrangements on procuring aircraft and ensuing China’s supply of aircraft engines – technology where China still lags the US.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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“Distributions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributions. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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