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distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb yut /
VERB
allocate, deliver, spread
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administer allot apportion assign circulate disburse dispense disseminate donate give give away hand out issue present scatter share
STRONG
appropriate bestow consign convey deal diffuse disperse dispose divide endow parcel partition prorate radiate ration sow strew
WEAK
cut up deal out dish out divvy up dole out fork out lot out measure out mete pass out pay out shell out slice up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect conceal gather hold keep receive refrain retain take withhold
STRONG
attach combine disarrange join maintain refuse unite
WEAK
hoard preserve store
VERB
classify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange file order
STRONG
assort categorize class group
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disarrange disorder disorganize mix up
WEAK
collect gather hoard hold keep maintain preserve store

Example Sentences

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Members, who received “Know Your Rights” cards to distribute to workers, should tell workers to take their breaks on site when ICE agents are in town, the association recommended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“Grantors often direct the trustee to distribute funds only when certain needs arise. Those needs include “medical or dental care, tuition and job training, basic living costs like housing or groceries if desired.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

"Over a century later, it is emerging as an elegantly conserved mechanism at the heart of mitochondrial biology. This biophysical process offers a simple and energy efficient means to distribute the mitochondrial genome."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

A lot of the electricity is coming from offshore wind in northern Scotland and many more cables are being installed to distribute this power across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Mom would distribute the cakes she’d made the day before to the other sick children—some for the boys’ ward and some for the girls’.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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