as in to allocate
to move or direct (something) so that it can be used for a different purpose
After the class trip was canceled, the money was reallocated to cover the cost of the dance. We need to reallocate our resources.
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Recent Examples of reallocate
In ranked-choice voting, the candidate with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated, and their votes are reallocated according to their supporters’ next choice, and the process continues until one candidate wins a majority.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
The money is being reallocated from homeowners who completed their inspections and paperwork but did not follow through by completing their projects and requesting their grant, according to a memo released Wednesday by Senate President Ben Albritton.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
At the same time, Education Secretary Linda McMahon pledged either to dismantle the agency altogether, in coordination with Congress, or reallocate its key functions to other agencies.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Taxes still flow to Washington from every paycheck, and the federal government has ample funds to reallocate, to some extent even when debt limits are reached.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
The money is being reallocated from homeowners who completed their inspections and paperwork but did not follow through by completing their projects and requesting their grant, according to a memo released Wednesday by Senate President Ben Albritton.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
At the same time, Education Secretary Linda McMahon pledged either to dismantle the agency altogether, in coordination with Congress, or reallocate its key functions to other agencies.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Taxes still flow to Washington from every paycheck, and the federal government has ample funds to reallocate, to some extent even when debt limits are reached.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reallocate
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The Inflation Reduction Act allocated $15 million for a task force within the IRS to create a report about the costs and opinions of a potential direct e-file program.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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According to Harvard’s annual report, the largest chunks of the endowment are allocated to private equity (39%) and hedge funds (32%).—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Dutch florists provided tens of thousands of flowers in an intricate, colorful layout − a tradition in its 39th year.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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This leaves open the possibility that deportations could proceed if the Trump administration provides further legal assurances that satisfy the Court's requirements for judicial review.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Skyline Media has distributed more than 800 international films and served as sales agent for over 150 Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters That funding was part of some $661 million that USAID distributed in Sudan last year, accounting for nearly half of the global humanitarian response to the crisis.—
Violet Ikong,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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Introduced in the House and Senate, this law would extend the exemption period for pills to match the 13 years allotted for biologics.—
mark gibbons,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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She’s allotted exactly one family member of note, her mother Gail (Sissy Spacek), and the dynamic between them is defined entirely by that one specific incident of abuse.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Reallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reallocate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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