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as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones
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as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
sliced the strawberries after first allocating all the nicest ones for the top of the cake
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Recent Examples of allocated
Around 70% of the project's energy capacity will be allocated to the Port Washington data center project, and around 30% would be made available to Wisconsin customers across the grid.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The two are dependent on millions of dollars that have not been allocated by the state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Here's how to help The Nickel Plate will become even safer when two pedestrian bridges carry riders over Keystone Avenue and 82nd Street in the coming years, thanks to millions of federal dollars allocated by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
That total far exceeds the $85 million allocated in the bill.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Funds for the program are allocated monthly, so October benefits went out as usual despite the government shutdown.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
By law, whatever funding is allocated to the program will go out to claims, but without more funding, claims cannot all be paid.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The Detroit automaker allocated the electric commercial vans into its Chevrolet brand last year in a bid to boost its performance as GM tries to gain ground against competitors, including Ford and Rivian, in the market.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Although no direct dollar amount was attached to that order, the Big Beautiful Bill has allocated billions of dollars in unmanned aerial systems and AI development.
—Ryan Baker,andrew Evers, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The two are dependent on millions of dollars that have not been allocated by the state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Here's how to help The Nickel Plate will become even safer when two pedestrian bridges carry riders over Keystone Avenue and 82nd Street in the coming years, thanks to millions of federal dollars allocated by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
That total far exceeds the $85 million allocated in the bill.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Funds for the program are allocated monthly, so October benefits went out as usual despite the government shutdown.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
By law, whatever funding is allocated to the program will go out to claims, but without more funding, claims cannot all be paid.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The Detroit automaker allocated the electric commercial vans into its Chevrolet brand last year in a bid to boost its performance as GM tries to gain ground against competitors, including Ford and Rivian, in the market.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Although no direct dollar amount was attached to that order, the Big Beautiful Bill has allocated billions of dollars in unmanned aerial systems and AI development.
—Ryan Baker,andrew Evers, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
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Instead of weeks allotted for each wave of creative development, the client directed us to present new names every few days.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Each of us was allotted a small piece of bread for breakfast and a modest portion of rice or pasta for lunch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Doral Hurricane Relief Drive at GEM GEM is partnering with the Miami Foundation, South Florida Caribbean Strong and the Caribbean Bar Association to collect, sort and pack donations to be distributed in Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Kanawati Stephany told WUNC that North Carolina's seven Feeding the Carolinas food banks distributed 250 million meals over the past year.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Developed by clean-energy technology company Global OTEC, the platform was named in honor of Don Lennard, a British aircraft engineer and Royal Navy veteran who dedicated his life to advancing Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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And, just in time for Halloween, The Twisted Spine, New York’s first bookstore dedicated purely to horror, has opened its doors in Williamsburg.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The officer who shot Torres is assigned to the SWAT unit and has over 17 years of service with the Phoenix Police Department, according to Zak.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Miller continued to text Fernandez Rundle about the prosecution and criticized Wolfson, who was assigned to the case, according to the document.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Following the Chiefs’ 31-0 humiliation of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Andy Reid dispensed with his normally exhaustive postgame rundown of individual accolades.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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Most notably, every penny appropriated by Congress is dispensed by the OMB, making the agency a potential choke point in a federal bureaucracy that currently spends about $7 trillion a year.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Allison Williams makes Morgan spiky and devoted, more to her daughter than to herself — which is actually her problem.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump has devoted that attention to ending the war between Israel and Hamas.—
Barry Strauss,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Still, as of Monday, head coach John Harbaugh provided an encouraging update on Jackson’s status ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with the Miami Dolphins.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Allocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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