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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When Are April 2025 Benefits Paid? Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month, based on the recipient's birth date and the duration of their benefit payments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Despite being distributed by Prime Video, the show is 100% independently owned and operated.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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This way, organizations can dispense with the blame game altogether.—
Liz Kislik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Four hour-long episodes turn out to be an awfully long way to go for the suggestion that the truth can be murky — especially when the next four go ahead and dispense with that ambiguity entirely.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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Bernstein and von Karajan's debates about their artistic methods and philosophies are underscored by musical segments, enhancing emotional depth and providing poetic resonance to their conversations.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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People were sitting on schoolbus-yellow benches and eating at tables under wide trees that provided ample shade.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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One Mom Has Had Enough When one Texas mom took to TikTok to share her daughter's heartbreak over being bullied for having a knockoff Stanley cup, the response was divided.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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The garden is divided into several enticing categories, from geographical designations to thematic gardens.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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Several nonprofits have lost millions in government contracts allocated to assist new arrivals.—
Tazreena Sajjad,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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Assigning 70% weight to sales contribution while allocating the remaining 30% equally to sales velocity and profitability is a deliberate choice that challenges the default focus on revenue alone.—
Aziz Jafri,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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And what better way to tell them than portioning them out over several episodes? 7. Whither Maggie the waitress?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Consider portioning it up before freezing with a silicone mold or an ice cube tray.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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This poll was administered among a random sample of 5,876 adults with a margin of sampling error of +/- 2 percentage points.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The first dose is administered between 12 and 15 months of age; The second shot comes between 4 and 6 years old.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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No surprise, things got testy Referee Héctor Martínez inserted himself into the match regularly, handing out five yellow cards through the first half alone.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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The push comes two weeks after Bondi handed out binders with Epstein case files to pro-Trump social media influencers at the White House -- files that ultimately contained little new information.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Parcel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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