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as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones
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as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
sliced the strawberries after first allocating all the nicest ones for the top of the cake
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Recent Examples of allocated
The education office said the board has racked up $243,000 in legal costs for the 2023-2024 year — nearly $70,000 more than what it is allocated.
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Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The funding was allocated to nonprofits by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Here’s How To See It Senior pros were also starting to see the natural evolution of the sport cutting into resources being allocated to senior draws.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
About $150 of residents’ taxes are allocated to the county’s Environmental Resources division each year, for services like curbside recycling, disposal of yard waste, oil and anti freeze — and now mattress recycling, Romero said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Maine and Nebraska are the only states with a split vote system where electoral votes are allocated to the winner in individual districts.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
These resources had been previously allocated for the purpose of relieving the economic stress new migrants had on a community, long before FEMA used separate funding for disaster recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
In some instances, they were told to organize events but weren’t allocated a sufficient budget.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 18 Oct. 2024
Today the debates center around how resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are allocated or how climate change contributes to the intensity of the storms.
—Verna Kale, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The funding was allocated to nonprofits by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Here’s How To See It Senior pros were also starting to see the natural evolution of the sport cutting into resources being allocated to senior draws.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
About $150 of residents’ taxes are allocated to the county’s Environmental Resources division each year, for services like curbside recycling, disposal of yard waste, oil and anti freeze — and now mattress recycling, Romero said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Maine and Nebraska are the only states with a split vote system where electoral votes are allocated to the winner in individual districts.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
These resources had been previously allocated for the purpose of relieving the economic stress new migrants had on a community, long before FEMA used separate funding for disaster recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
In some instances, they were told to organize events but weren’t allocated a sufficient budget.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 18 Oct. 2024
Today the debates center around how resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are allocated or how climate change contributes to the intensity of the storms.
—Verna Kale, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
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The six least populous states and the District of Columbia have only three electoral votes, the minimum number allotted to a state.Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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That means one mile of desolate country road is allotted the same maintenance money as an eight-lane interchange.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
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Altogether, there are four bedrooms and four bathrooms, plus an additional powder room, distributed over roughly 4,200 square feet.Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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As a replacement, MLB produced the games and distributed the games locally.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Sharks assigned forward prospect Kasper Halttunen to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the National Gendarmerie deployed dozens of patrol teams assigned to metro lines.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The first China Shock, felt primarily in the early 2000s after China joined the World Trade Organization, was marked by an influx of goods assembled in China and a reconfiguration of global supply chains around the clusters that China provided.Radu Magdin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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But nearly two-and-a-half years later, following applications from hundreds of school districts and county offices of education, the Golden State Pathways Program still hasn’t provided any funding.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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