as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
parceled out the assignments for work on the parish fair
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According to Lyons Magnus, the recalled products were distributed primarily to long-term care facilities and were not available for retail.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025 -
The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The vice president also spoke at the end of the first month of Mr. Trump’s second administration, a period in which the president has issued executive orders at a dizzying speed, often dispensing with longstanding norms of American government.—
Michael Gold,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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One wrong injection, one wrongly dispensed IV drip, could kill a patient and end Floria’s career.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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All three refused to provide identification or sign arrest paperwork, and were identified only after their pictures were shown to an FBI agent, police said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Indiana Republicans have proposed cutting state funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, which provides books to young kids in an effort to promote literacy.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Putin sees it as a way to divide the West, analysts say.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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President Trump and billionaire sidekick Elon Musk Tuesday accused the liberal media of trying to divide them to thwart their shared political agenda.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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While side hustles are a major way children are saving up money, many are also allocating their allowances to their savings — especially when considering that 62 percent of 6-year-olds receive an allowance and 80 percent of children receive one by the age of 14.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Of those, more than a third were allocated out of sequence, meaning they should have been offered to candidates higher on a waiting list.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Recipe tested by Southern Living Test Kitchen Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Servings: 9 Tender and moist old-fashioned butter cake is essentially a vanilla snacking cake, not to be confused with Gooey Butter Cake, which is most often portioned into blondie-like bar.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use. To assemble, dust your work surface with corn starch, and portion out 12 balls of mochi.—
Ingu Chen,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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For example, willow bark was administered for pain relief; and willow bark contains acetylsalicylic acid – aspirin.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then, on Monday, Feb. 24, he was administered a feeding peg out of his nose and into his stomach.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The licensing boards exist to enforce the rules and hand out punishment to people violating the standards of the occupation or operating without a license.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in a ceremony that was livestreamed on Netflix.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Parcel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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