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rationing

NOUN
distribution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circulation delivery disposal dissemination handling marketing sharing trading transport transportation
STRONG
administration allotment apportioning apportionment assessment assigning dealing diffusion dispensation dispersal division dole mailing partition partitioning propagation scattering spreading
WEAK
alloting circulating disposing dissipating handing out prorating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keeping retention
STRONG
juncture unity
WEAK
collection gathering hoard hoarding maintenance store
NOUN
partition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barrier dissolution segregation separation
STRONG
allotment apportionment detachment disconnection distribution disunion dividing hindrance obstruction parting portion rupture screen severance share splitting wall
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assistance help promotion whole
WEAK
attachment juncture union unity

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Raman Kapoor, captain of a bulk carrier transporting 700,000 barrels of oil worth some $70 million, is rationing food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

And many more countries are seeing reductions in gas consumption, he said, either through rationing or by encouraging students and employees to work remotely.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

A number of AI companies including Anthropic have faced a capacity crunch for computing in recent weeks, leading to price increases for access to AI processors, outages and rationing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Other African countries to have announced similar measures include Zambia, Namibia and Ghana, while South Sudan announced electricity rationing and Ethiopia prioritised certain sectors to deal with the crisis.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

After the gasoline rationing and the public transport strike, she had unearthed this childhood toy from the basement as her only means of getting around.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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