as in allocated
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allotted
Instead of weeks allotted for each wave of creative development, the client directed us to present new names every few days.
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Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Each of us was allotted a small piece of bread for breakfast and a modest portion of rice or pasta for lunch.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The 2024 and 2025 tour legs allotted to 83 shows (including her Madison Square Garden debut).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
The upper basin states use less water than what is allotted to them in the compact, while the lower basin states use more.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The amount varies each day because every country is different, but each team is allotted the same amount.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Each side has been allotted one hour and 45 minutes for their closing arguments.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Per the rules of the competition, participants are allotted three attempts to skim their stone as far as possible.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Each of us was allotted a small piece of bread for breakfast and a modest portion of rice or pasta for lunch.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The 2024 and 2025 tour legs allotted to 83 shows (including her Madison Square Garden debut).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
The upper basin states use less water than what is allotted to them in the compact, while the lower basin states use more.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The amount varies each day because every country is different, but each team is allotted the same amount.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Each side has been allotted one hour and 45 minutes for their closing arguments.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Per the rules of the competition, participants are allotted three attempts to skim their stone as far as possible.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
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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.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The two are dependent on millions of dollars that have not been allocated by the state.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 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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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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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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