as in allocated
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allotted
Replacement benefits may be issued to cover the eligible household's loss, up to the maximum SNAP benefit amount allotted for the month.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
According to the court’s docket, a total of two hours is allotted for oral argument.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Still, the company’s $820,000 allotted last year to protect top executives is a fraction of what other tech giants spent for CEO security.
—Adam Geller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Still, the $820,000 the company allotted last year to protect top executives is a fraction of what other tech giants spent for CEO security.
—Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Tired of bandaid solutions, doctors are expressing frustration with the lack of research and funding allotted to combatting the condition.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
More than that, agents can be allotted specific roles and permissions tied to job duties, for example by restricting access to certain systems or data to IT or HR staff.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Each state’s delegation was allotted one vote.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
According to the court’s docket, a total of two hours is allotted for oral argument.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Still, the company’s $820,000 allotted last year to protect top executives is a fraction of what other tech giants spent for CEO security.
—Adam Geller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Still, the $820,000 the company allotted last year to protect top executives is a fraction of what other tech giants spent for CEO security.
—Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Tired of bandaid solutions, doctors are expressing frustration with the lack of research and funding allotted to combatting the condition.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
More than that, agents can be allotted specific roles and permissions tied to job duties, for example by restricting access to certain systems or data to IT or HR staff.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Each state’s delegation was allotted one vote.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
Verb
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Shockingly, only 4% of research funding is allocated to heart disease in women, the number one killer of women.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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And that’s not nearly enough for the hundreds of millions of dollars and draft resources allocated after the 2019 roster dismantling.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Each child was assigned a part of a flowerbed and chose what to do with it.—
Alon Avital,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since 2010, the NCAA has required transgender athletes assigned male at birth to undergo at least one year of testosterone suppression therapy before becoming eligible to compete on women's teams.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The 215-minute film, distributed by A24, has been a critical success since its debut at Venice.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was told no one would go see it, and it would never get distributed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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