distribute
verb (used with object)
to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
are distributing
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present progressiveof distribute.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“If you had a tax on electricity, you would tax those companies that are distributing electricity, or you could tax the users of electricity,” says Pascual Restrepo, an associate professor of economics at Yale University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
But most, he believes, are distributing them correctly and relying on them to keep their businesses and employee benefits running smoothly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
United Nations agencies are distributing their remaining stocks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
Some compounding pharmacies are distributing a different active ingredient altogether: semaglutide sodium, the salt form of semaglutide.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
“You are distributing your weight incorrectly,” he told them didactically.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
