reallocated

verb

Definition of reallocatednext
past tense of reallocate
as in allocated
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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  1. allocated
  2. allotted
  3. distributed
  4. provided
Verb
  • 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
  • Shockingly, only 4% of research funding is allocated to heart disease in women, the number one killer of women.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of 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
  • 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
Definition of allotted
Verb
  • The 215-minute film, distributed by A24, has been a critical success since its debut at Venice.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • He was told no one would go see it, and it would never get distributed.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • The man took off his cloak and made a blanket of it, but the cloak was thin and threadbare and provided little warmth.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of provided
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