redistributes

verb

Definition of redistributesnext
present tense third-person singular of redistribute
as in distributes
to divide (something) among a group in a different way Unused federal funds will be redistributed to other states. We need to redistribute the duties among ourselves; some of us are working too hard, and others are hardly working at all.

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  1. distributes
  2. allocates
  3. provides
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  • In two different filings in New York and Texas last month, Drake accused UMG – which distributes music for both Drake and Lamar – of scheming to popularize Lamar's diss track, which in turn allegedly harmed Drake and his businesses.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The company also operates Amscan, which designs, manufactures and distributes celebration products like costumes, decor and tableware.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • The bill also allocates funding for improved childcare and housing.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The coalition, which allocates community benefit money promised as part of the Baltimore Peninsula development deal, doled out a $190,000 grant to fund the purchase and operation of the 15-seat, handicap-accessible shuttle.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • Made with an antioxidant-rich blend of black tea and rambutan-leaf extracts, the patented ingredient provides a gentler-than-retinol solution for firming the skin and giving it a luminous look.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the process, Fur & Loathing also illuminates a subculture that is often derided but that provides joy and fulfillment for its members.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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