as in to allocate
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 allot
Dellacamera feels hopeful the money allotted for Connecticut will cover a lot of the losses for farmers like him.
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
All meals and snacks are allotted in a pool of credits at the start of your stay.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The state earlier this summer increased by $100 million the amount allotted to Hollywood every two years.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
All meals and snacks are allotted in a pool of credits at the start of your stay.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The state earlier this summer increased by $100 million the amount allotted to Hollywood every two years.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allot
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Foreign-aid organizations challenged the administration's ability to refuse to spend funds already allocated by Congress.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The grants were allocated under President Joe Biden's signature Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, an anti-gun violence law signed after the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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His initial mentality is to be efficient while getting the necessary outs that are assigned.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Oracle matures from a high-growth story to a large-cap dividend play, the market might assign lower multiples than our 40x assumption, particularly if interest rates remain elevated.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fill a seed spreader with seed and use it to distribute seed evenly over your grass.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Amid enthusiasm for the decriminalization, Anutin himself announced in that same year his intention to distribute one million low-THC medical cannabis plants to households across the country.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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