as in allotting
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 rationing
Power outages in Havana, where authorities have been rationing power, stretched to 24 consecutive hours on Thursday.
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ABC News, 14 May 2026
The strategy was highly effective, causing power rationing in the capital and fomenting civil chaos.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
In 2015, a super El Niño caused severe drought in Ethiopia and prompted water rationing in Puerto Rico, according to NOAA.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The storyline centers on Elaine carefully rationing her limited supply of discontinued contraceptive sponges, forcing her to evaluate whether her partners are worthy of using one.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Customers who testified before the North Carolina Utilities Commission described already rationing heat, keeping lights off, combining errands to save gas and watching paychecks disappear under the weight of groceries, prescriptions and utility bills.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Gas stations are rationing fuel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
But behind the scenes, the agency is quietly rationing its future.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
India is already rationing LNG supplies, according to a note S&P Global Energy shared with CNBC, which said power generation, refining, and petrochemicals are lower-priority sectors and therefore more exposed to curtailments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 14 May 2026
The strategy was highly effective, causing power rationing in the capital and fomenting civil chaos.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
In 2015, a super El Niño caused severe drought in Ethiopia and prompted water rationing in Puerto Rico, according to NOAA.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The storyline centers on Elaine carefully rationing her limited supply of discontinued contraceptive sponges, forcing her to evaluate whether her partners are worthy of using one.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Customers who testified before the North Carolina Utilities Commission described already rationing heat, keeping lights off, combining errands to save gas and watching paychecks disappear under the weight of groceries, prescriptions and utility bills.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Gas stations are rationing fuel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
But behind the scenes, the agency is quietly rationing its future.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
India is already rationing LNG supplies, according to a note S&P Global Energy shared with CNBC, which said power generation, refining, and petrochemicals are lower-priority sectors and therefore more exposed to curtailments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Republican senators generally support allocating federal dollars to improve the security infrastructure around the president, especially after an armed 31-year-old man attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 May 2026
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In the meantime, the company is allocating additional quantities to patients in the United States to meet demand.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The market doesn't think so, assigning him a 1% chance of getting rates down this year, according to CME FedWatch.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Starting the following year, in 2022, records show that Fortune offered Agan a role supporting new teachers rather than assigning him his own classroom.—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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The investigation allegedly identified Rodney Canada as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in Stamford and other areas in the region, authorities said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This summer, Papa Johns will be bottling and distributing its Special Garlic Dipping Sauce to grocery and retail stores nationwide, the company announced in a May 13 news release shared with USA TODAY.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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