as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Recent Examples of ration
Evelyne Musambi, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
In the event that conditions worsen, the next step would be to ration water.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
That means climbing is not just about moving forward, but also planning your route accordingly and rationing resources and stamina.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
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Verb
Nothing seems to last for him and 300,000 other refugees in this remote Kakuma camp in Kenya – now, not even food rations.
—Evelyne Musambi, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
In the event that conditions worsen, the next step would be to ration water.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Noun
Their characters inject so much energy into the movie that Boyle and Garland seem to be rationing their best material as strictly as Spike denies himself that slice of pork.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
That means climbing is not just about moving forward, but also planning your route accordingly and rationing resources and stamina.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ration
Verb
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Most schools are allotting about 75 percent of that to football.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Connor dealt with injuries throughout the majority of his college career, but a redshirt year and COVID-19 campaign allotted him six seasons.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers are given a $3,000 allowance annually to mail campaign materials to their constituents.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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Only those immigrants who arrived in the country prior to Jan. 1, 2021, would be eligible for the temporary, seven-year residency allowances.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
Verb
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This involves planning your day in advance and allocating specific time slots for various tasks, meetings, and even breaks.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The legislation further militarizing the border by allocating resources for more police, military equipment and infrastructure.—
Jimmy Patino,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Eight-ounce portions of butter chicken, tikka masala and mutter paneer are $6.99, dal is $5.99, sauteed vegetables are $4.99, onion pakora is $4.99 and rice is $3.99.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Only the inner portion of the core is actually solid; the rest is fluid.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The Education Agency assigns a letter grade to campuses and districts based on a formula, which involves student achievement, growth, college readiness and other factors.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The two groups were randomly assigned to one of two lifestyle programs that ran for two years.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The unstructured format is part of the magic—raw, real, and unfiltered.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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Schermerhorn Symphony Center Located at: 1 Symphony Place, Nashville The downtown Nashville concert hall is home to the Nashville Symphony, which has been a part of the city’s music scene since 1946.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Much of the aid used to go in through a system coordinated by the United Nations, which distributed it at hundreds of sites across the Gaza Strip.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The alert covers products distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bonilla said the situation was blown out of proportion.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The partnership is a first-of-its-kind but is selective, with Holmes stressing only a tiny proportion of the Disney+ library will move to ITVX and vice versa – totalling around 70 to 100 hours to ITVX at the start and a little more going the other way.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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