distribution
noun
an act or instance of distributing.
distributions
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pluralof distribution.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“There may be what I call a retirement ‘doughnut hole,’ a period after your paycheck stops but before Social Security, a pension or required distributions begin.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
This could then drive another strong year for shareholder distributions, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Additional analyses of ancient animal distributions pointed toward northern Africa and the Middle East as the most likely geographic home of the common ancestor of all living apes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
It is conceivable that the equity markets overreacted to the warrant distributions on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Their path to advancement might look less like a straight line and more like some of the pressure distributions and orbits they plotted, but they were determined to take a seat at the table.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
