REALLOCATING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

reallocating

verb

present participle of reallocate

as in allocating

to move or direct (something) so that it can be used for a different purpose After the class trip was canceled, the money was reallocated to cover the cost of the dance. We need to reallocate our resources.

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Florida’s comparative-fault rules provide the framework for allocating fault when the evidence supports doing so.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
So to say that another way, plants are taking up all of this carbon from our atmosphere and then allocating about thirteen billion tons of that to networks every year.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of allocating

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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

Definition of allotting

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Customers would be able to trace and audit its components, providing greater visibility into where their hardware originates.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Documentation Behind Each Claim Each fiber category is supported by chain-of-custody documentation and volume reconciliation, providing article-level traceability.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

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And now, there’s also a spread in how teams are distributing their games locally.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Netflix’s current approach to acquiring and distributing international programming has been so successful that Sarandos said the company has no plans to change its strategy.

— Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributing

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Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island.

— Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters.

— Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of dividing

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