as in to reallocate
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Recent Examples of reapportion
The once-in-a-decade count is required to reapportion the House of Representatives to reflect changes in the nation’s population.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
Since House districts are used to apportion the Electoral College and states use census data to reapportion their own legislatures, the census quite literally rewrites the map of American political power every 10 years.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
The census proved accurate enough in the end to be used to reapportion the House of Representatives and guide the drawing of new political maps nationwide.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
The new maps had to reapportion the state’s population, which has continued shifting from rural communities to urban and suburban areas.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
Since House districts are used to apportion the Electoral College and states use census data to reapportion their own legislatures, the census quite literally rewrites the map of American political power every 10 years.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
The census proved accurate enough in the end to be used to reapportion the House of Representatives and guide the drawing of new political maps nationwide.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
The new maps had to reapportion the state’s population, which has continued shifting from rural communities to urban and suburban areas.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
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Progressive politicians pushed in 2020 for slashing at least $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget in favor of reallocating more resources for social services, after the city and the nation was rocked by the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Washington should cancel unfilled Taiwanese orders for Abrams tanks and F-16 fighter jets and reallocate the funds to smaller, cheaper systems suited to a denial strategy.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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Consider portioning it up before freezing with a silicone mold or an ice cube tray.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Recipe tested by Southern Living Test Kitchen Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Servings: 9 Tender and moist old-fashioned butter cake is essentially a vanilla snacking cake, not to be confused with Gooey Butter Cake, which is most often portioned into blondie-like bar.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Apart from gaming, the group is also deepening its investment in the energy sector, allocating $1.3 billion in a floating liquified natural gas project in Indonesia.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In three years, the U.S. Congress has allocated more than $175 billion in security and development assistance to Kyiv, according to the Congressional Research Service.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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As of now, Zamora and Mata’s renters have received their security deposit and prorated rent back.—
Daisy Verduzco Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Years ago, Cleveland GM Andrew Berry pushed Garrett’s cap hits into the future by prorating Garrett’s bonuses.—
Jacob Robinson,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The oversized vending machine near the tournament entrance and at the store dispense the signature headband, branded by Lululemon, of course.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit asks the court to outlaw the medication for anyone under 18, reinstate the in-person appointment requirement, mandate that only doctors can prescribe the pills and limit the ability of retail pharmacies, like CVS and Walgreens, to dispense the medication.—
Lisa Lerer,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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This account is based on interviews with 12 people with knowledge of developments at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which is the federal agency that oversees all these international broadcasters and distributes money to them.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The measurement of how much the company distributes is known as the dividend yield, found by dividing the annual payout by the share price.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Then, on Monday, Feb. 24, he was administered a feeding peg out of his nose and into his stomach.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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For example, willow bark was administered for pain relief; and willow bark contains acetylsalicylic acid – aspirin.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportion. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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