distributes

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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She returned one more time to distribute copies of the Collegian.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

The Seattle Times has also printed a limited run of this brochure, and we’d like your help identifying where we should distribute copies.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

In early 1980, a Roman Catholic missionary named Thaddeus Zywicki was told to leave the sidewalk as he tried to distribute copies of articles about judicial misconduct.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

Acosta said he hoped the movie would prompt authorities to distribute copies of the book now in storage.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2018

The Bishops were directed to distribute copies of the Declaration through their respective dioceses.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron