distribute
verb (used with object)
to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
have distributed
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present perfectof distribute.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Scott Guthrie, an executive vice president in Microsoft’s cloud-computing division, has said the company’s strategy is to have distributed data centers as a way to manage local resources and energy constraints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
DAFgiving360’s accounts have distributed $6 billion to organizations through the first three quarters of 2025, up 24% from the same period last year, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Aid workers have distributed food — rice, canned fish, cooking oil, sugar and salt — to about 3,000 people living near the site.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Code enforcement officers have distributed fliers explaining the licensing rules in English and Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
They have distributed among them the surveillance equipment George was carrying, and they’re destroying it, hitting it with shoes or rocks or hammers.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
