PARCELING (OUT) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

parceling (out)

verb

variants or parcelling (out)

present participle of parcel (out)

as in distributing

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals parceled out the assignments for work on the parish fair

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Deablo wears the green dot for the Falcons’ defense, giving him the responsibility of distributing play calls to his teammates.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The rollout included distributing the new shoe across 5,000 doors, twice the average for a Nike basketball signature shoe, Hill explained.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributing

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Yet while one state agency was running out of patience with the home, Miami-Dade mental health treatment centers, dispensing Medicaid and other state dollars, had clients living there, and several other homes like it.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
This spring, a 5th Circuit order briefly reinstated in-person dispensing nationwide, but thankfully the Supreme Court stepped in to pause that order and preserve access while the case continues.

— Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispensing

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Gentry said a foundation handing out its founder’s stock raises legal questions, including over self-dealing, and its board should be ready to explain the decision.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Morgan also has spearheaded back-to-school giveaways, handing out backpacks and supplies to children.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of handing out

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To mark 42 years of doling out deals, the rapidly-expanding big box store is marking down a whole bunch of items by the very appropriate amount of 42%.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026
In context of supination, this means minimizing the possibility of injuries; doling out a smoother, plusher ride; and kicking underpronation’s common side effects (think plantar fasciitis, ankle pain, and shin splints) to the curb.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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There is also a kids club providing childcare and kid-friendly activities provided by a team with over eight years experience working with children.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House seat to represent bright blue San Francisco in Congress is up for grabs in November — and dividing the Democratic Party.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dividing

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This funding has helped, but allocating more money to public schools isn’t the only way to make progress.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
The motion calls for allocating millions of dollars annually to fully fund nine county-run self-help legal centers that assist people navigating the restraining order process.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of allocating

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The state failed to execute Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug, pentobarbital.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Pike’s team contends the execution team struggled to establish IV access, using at least seven needles before administering two lethal doses of pentobarbital.

— Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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