How to Use reallocate in a Sentence

reallocate

verb
Definition of reallocatenext
Synonyms for reallocatenext
  • At the time, Wyatt said the school had been able to reallocate funds to cover its expenses.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
  • Until now, the council has been able to cut money from the budget but not reallocate it.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
  • The city should ban private cars in the borough and reallocate much of that street space to parks, sidewalks, and dedicated bus and bike lanes.
    — Carl Swanson, Curbed, 19 July 2021
  • The excess funds, which cover a small fraction of that aid, are meant to be returned to the U.S. Treasury or reallocated to others in need.
    — Sara Ruberg, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Governments have agreed to reallocate the taxing rights to a quarter of the profits of each of those companies above 10%.
    — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
  • But until now, the council was unable to reallocate any money that was cut, and instead had to rely on the mayor.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Lara sees the selves she’s shed throughout her life jumbled and reallocated among her daughters.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • In places like Kyiv, protesters say that will mean forgoing the comforts of life far from the front line and reallocating most public resources to the army.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Stephen Love, the president and CEO of the council, said hospitals will use makeshift areas and reallocate staff to treat children.
    — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Currently, the City Council is limited to making cuts to the plan but cannot reallocate that money elsewhere in the spending plan.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2022
  • That takes some pressure off the immediate need to reallocate the Colorado’s water, but experts warn not for long.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Disney has turned itself inside out to reallocate resources to support the care and feeding of Disney Plus.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
  • If Las Vegas wanted to reallocate resources from its offensive line, backup running back was not the spot to do it.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Under the new deal, every dollar the Dodgers save now — and instead pay out to Ohtani in the distant future — is one the team can reallocate toward new acquisitions.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Real 80/20 requires a company to either remove the resources needed to serve that which is cut or to reallocate those resources and focus them on the right type of growth.
    — Dave Philippi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • City officials would like to reallocate units across all six district types, Corley said.
    — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The state will reallocate about $12 billion of surplus tax revenue and direct it toward local schools.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
  • But Young, also a Democrat, refused to reallocate the money.
    — Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 8 June 2021
  • Just over three-quarters of 334 eligible towns, cities and counties told the state to reallocate their shares to their region, rather than sending them a small amount to spend locally.
    — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 July 2024
  • To do this, the city will have to reallocate money currently assigned to street paving and resurfacing projects, which means they could be delayed, according to the staff report.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The money that had gone to the health department was reallocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    — Monica Potts, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The commission, formed in 2017, was given the exclusive power to reallocate judges so long as two thirds of the commissioners approved.
    — Heather Gann | Hgann@al.com, al, 9 June 2022
  • The goal of Seek the City is to revitalize the church’s ministries and services in a needy Baltimore by reducing its footprint and reallocating its resources.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Data from the survey is also used to reallocate congressional districts and dictates which states would gain and lose seats in Congress.
    — Chandelis Duster, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
  • For one, after Apple shares jumped nearly 50% last year, investors might be reallocating some capital away from the company in the new year.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Mayoral approval was needed to reallocate any funds cut to different areas of the budget.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Like Connecticut, the county was able to absorb ERA funds that went unspent by other locations and were reallocated to them.
    — Eric Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • And teams themselves have begun to reallocate money to bring the luxuries of home on the road with them — including massage therapists, private chefs and even their favorite brand of ketchup.
    — Cari Shane, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The Treasury Department is trying to make guidance more flexible and planning to reallocate money to where it can be used more quickly.
    — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Among Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, Carroll County now ranks last in terms of non-instructional staff, such as central office staff, which exacerbates the challenge of reallocating resources to meet new compensatory education spending requirements.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024

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