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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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When a local bakery near the square opens up, the owner distributes stale bread among the crowd.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The trust merely distributes money to him on a need-to-have basis and, depending on the rules, can just as easily cease payments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Top holdings include Thai Foods Group, which distributes poultry and other food stuffs in Thailand, and Brazilian energy companies Petroreconcavo and Petrobras.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The federal government distributes subsidies to designated state agencies that are responsible for contracting with providers and verifying family eligibility.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Rather than use logos—detailed arguments and eye-glazing statistics about the ways in which the charity achieves the greatest good, distributes its funds, and so on—the ad shoots straight for the heart.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith