as in distributes
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service
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The Swiss food producer distributes KitKat bars globally, except in the United States, where Hershey has the rights.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The Social Security Administration (SSA) distributes payments on a staggered schedule throughout each month rather than sending them all at once.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the real issue isn’t advice itself, but rather the wisdom of whomever dispenses it—and finding them in the first place is harder to admitting someone else’s opinion just may be savvier than your own.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2026
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The design proposal allocates a total of 22 garage parking stalls for residents.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Federal dollars are also given to the Texas Workforce Commission, which then allocates the money to 28 local workforce development boards across the state.—
Jess Huff,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wesley Miller, who started 23 games at South Alabama over the past two years, provides depth at safety along with DeAndre Boykins, who is in his sixth season of college.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Flint’s Forest Rangers club provides outdoor educational programming for kids ages four to 12, and the whole family can mine for sapphires or take on the ropes course together.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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When access to capital is restricted, wealth becomes more concentrated and the powerful engine of growth becomes a force that divides rather than elevates us all.—
Jacob Walthour,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In a nutshell, OFDMA divides channels into resource units (RUs), allowing for smaller data packets that can be transmitted to multiple users simultaneously.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Prorates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorates. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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