1
as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
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2
as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
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Recent Examples of apportion
During Tuesday’s press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated Trump’s pledge that his economic agenda will usher in a new golden age in the U.S. and, instead, apportioned responsibility for the current stock market pain to former President Joe Biden.
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Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
The annual assessment, called the point-in-time count, is used to apportion federal dollars and provides a long-term measure of the state of homelessness in America.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet during his first term, Trump tried to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census with an eye on apportioning by only the citizen population.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Such an agreement would cover scenarios like payment defaults, apportioning profits if the house is sold and what happens if the couple separates.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
The annual assessment, called the point-in-time count, is used to apportion federal dollars and provides a long-term measure of the state of homelessness in America.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet during his first term, Trump tried to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census with an eye on apportioning by only the citizen population.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Such an agreement would cover scenarios like payment defaults, apportioning profits if the house is sold and what happens if the couple separates.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportion
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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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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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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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Instead, each garment or accessory is assigned one or two points.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Each is assigned to 10 other households in their rural community.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Renee sometimes sang with her hand on her hip, dispensing wisdom, and occasionally dancing on stage with her sister.—
Lisa Tozzi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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Gaudy costumes and secret identities were dispensed with whilst newsreaders and rock songs from the real world were woven into the plots.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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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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The city is divided along sectarian lines: The south is home mostly to Sunni Muslims, while the northern neighborhoods are mostly Alawite.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Passengers are divided on the appropriateness of removing shoes during flights, citing comfort versus hygiene and safety.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The traffic alert was reported Tuesday at 5:02 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 5:08 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The winger, who had been out with injury since December, provided several dangerous crosses for his side as Arsenal continued to pile on the pressure.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, some insurers require prior authorization, which makes providers obtain approval from a patient’s insurance company before administering specific treatments.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Still, the abrupt ending of MITRE’s support is triggering fears the CVE program might collapse without a central authority to help administer it.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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