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
Proposition 47 reclassified certain nonviolent drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, with the goal of reducing incarceration rates and reallocating resources to education, mental health, and victim services.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
House Bill 93, sponsored by Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, is one of at least four bills that would reallocate public school funding, and so far has been the most successful.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2025
The city must reallocate unspent funds to accelerate new construction and preserve existing units.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
However, the president does have some flexibility to pause or reallocate aid temporarily for policy reasons, such as national security concerns.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
House Bill 93, sponsored by Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, is one of at least four bills that would reallocate public school funding, and so far has been the most successful.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2025
The city must reallocate unspent funds to accelerate new construction and preserve existing units.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
However, the president does have some flexibility to pause or reallocate aid temporarily for policy reasons, such as national security concerns.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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