parcel out

verb

parceled out or parcelled out; parceling out or parcelling out; parcels out
Synonyms of parcel outnext
: to divide or share (something) among different people, groups, etc.
The money was parceled out to local charities.
They plan to parcel the tickets out in a lottery.
We need to stop parceling out the blame for this problem and start working on a solution.

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Each week, the coaches parceled out a few plays based off that week’s matchup, then built on it each week. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026 Figuring out how and when to parcel out the information was a painstaking process. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026 The catching assignments are parceled out carefully to ensure each catcher works with each pitcher once or twice, at the very least in the bullpen. — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026 All of this means Anthropic is creating something akin to investing superpowers whose wisdom will be parceled out by humans. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parcel out

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