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
While they are distributing previously dispatched food parcels, remaining supplies are expected to run out soon.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
Officials are distributing food on school days and assisting with child care for families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Meanwhile, tenant groups and attorneys are distributing advice for tenants.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
“You are distributing your weight incorrectly,” he told them didactically.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
