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as in allots
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
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as in distributes
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
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Recent Examples of apportions
Nebraska is heavily Republican overall but is one of two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district.
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L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Nebraska overall is heavily Republican but is one of only two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its electoral college votes by congressional district.
—Margery A. Beck, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Nebraska overall is heavily Republican but is one of only two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its electoral college votes by congressional district.
—Margery A. Beck, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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The food-grade silicone can withstand temperatures up to 480 degrees Fahrenheit, distributes heat evenly, and prevents baked goods from sticking to the pan.Maggie Horton, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The campaign, known to have been active now for a worrying four months, uses fake companies to leverage trust and distributes the stealer malware in disguise as a video meeting application.Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Hoyt assigns his Cavalry reenactors to pick Native American chiefs and give presentations on them.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Hashing is a term that applies to the practice of passing passwords through a one-way cryptographic algorithm that assigns a long string of characters that’s unique for each unique input of plaintext.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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The coalition, which allocates community benefit money promised as part of the Baltimore Peninsula development deal, doled out a $190,000 grant to fund the purchase and operation of the 15-seat, handicap-accessible shuttle.Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Its main function is to direct funds that Congress allocates to local schools and universities.Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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Still, in the near to intermediate term, that’s where any value Gimenez provides is going to come from.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Egypt's extended experience in peacekeeping missions in Africa and elsewhere provides crucial support to the counterterrorism capabilities of the Somali armed forces and the concerted efforts of the Somali government and people to rebuild their country.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Apportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportions. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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