divvy (up)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Weeks after rumors spread that Californian experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips had split, the band have now taken to social media to deny these claims.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The city is divided along sectarian lines: The south is home mostly to Sunni Muslims, while the northern neighborhoods are mostly Alawite.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Passengers are divided on the appropriateness of removing shoes during flights, citing comfort versus hygiene and safety.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After all, trophies were handed out at the conclusion of each competition.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • There is no doubt that the money on offer to both players and clubs is impressive, and will likely change a lot of lives once it has all been handed out later this year.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The Inspiron 14 Plus is proportioned like the Acer Swift 14 AI, at 0.7 by 12.4 by 8.8 inches.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The amount of taxpayer funding is identical to that devoted to the Buffalo Bills stadium, and falls short of what government is dishing out for a new Tennessee Titans‘ home.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Reece Beekman dished out a career-high 10 assists in his second career start.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Adams said more than 230,000 migrants had come to the city with approximately $7 billion in taxpayers’ money doled out to house and feed them.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Those payments are being calculated by a formula that will favor football and basketball players and will be doled out by the NCAA and the conferences.
    Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For clean cuts when portioning, dip the knife or bench scaper in flour before slicing.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Dip the knife or bench scaper in flour before portioning the scones for clean slices.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Divvy (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvy%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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