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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
Shockingly, only 4% of research funding is allocated to heart disease in women, the number one killer of women.
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Geri Stengel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Many schools allocated the first shifts to middle and high schools, assuming older kids could better handle going to school in the dark, notes Terra Ziporyn Snider, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Start School Later.
—Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Additionally, funds are allocated for essential services like utilities, comprehensive insurance and reappraisal.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
While the custody case is ongoing, the father noted that the money previously allocated for alimony will now go toward his son's future.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Franklin stressed the importance of allowing the Quorum Court to amend the budget and ensure that funds are allocated appropriately.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Goods with large positive externalities are not well allocated in unregulated markets.
—Aine Seitz McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has allocated more than $100 million in K-12 school grants to restorative justice, social emotional learning and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a parents’ rights group has found.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Geri Stengel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Many schools allocated the first shifts to middle and high schools, assuming older kids could better handle going to school in the dark, notes Terra Ziporyn Snider, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Start School Later.
—Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Additionally, funds are allocated for essential services like utilities, comprehensive insurance and reappraisal.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
While the custody case is ongoing, the father noted that the money previously allocated for alimony will now go toward his son's future.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Franklin stressed the importance of allowing the Quorum Court to amend the budget and ensure that funds are allocated appropriately.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Goods with large positive externalities are not well allocated in unregulated markets.
—Aine Seitz McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has allocated more than $100 million in K-12 school grants to restorative justice, social emotional learning and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a parents’ rights group has found.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
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Replacement benefits may be issued to cover the eligible household's loss, up to the maximum SNAP benefit amount allotted for the month.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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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
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In an era when most people have dispensed with travel agents, the internet provides a daunting sea of possibilities.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
30 Dec. 2024
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Although reparations payments are still being dispensed, the lawsuit aims to stop the program in its entirety by preventing the city from using race to determine eligibility.—
Michela Moscufo,
NBC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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At the top of those stairs, team officials devoted an entire lounge to the dogs, including a pet relief station equipped with artificial grass.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Yale University has no explicit policy on AI and college essays, but the admissions office devoted an entire podcast to the subject.—
Brad Tuttle,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2025
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According to Lively's complaint, Sony provided talking points for the actors to use during film promotion, including focusing on the resilience of the character played by Lively instead of the theme of domestic violence.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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When approached by an undercover FBI informant posing as somebody ideologically aligned, Hassan, in a series of messages over a period of several months, provided detailed instructions on how to carry out a mass casualty event targeting Jews.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Dec. 2024
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