parceled (out)

verb

variants or parcelled (out)
Definition of parceled (out)next
past tense of parcel (out)
as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals parceled out the assignments for work on the parish fair

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  1. distributed
  2. provided
  3. allocated
  4. assigned
  5. administered
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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
  • As a replacement, MLB produced the games and distributed the games locally.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of distributed
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  • The new capability provided by the C-100 means footsoldiers can find and locate targets at long range, and engage them.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of provided
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  • 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.
    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
Definition of allocated
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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
  • Meanwhile, the National Gendarmerie deployed dozens of patrol teams assigned to metro lines.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assigned
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  • If Penny had administered a more forceful chokehold, Neely would have been unconscious in seconds, Raiser said.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Medicare’s stand-alone drug plans, which cover medicines typically taken at home, also are administered by private insurance companies.
    Susan Jaffe | KFF Health News, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of administered
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“Parceled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parceled%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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