distribute
verb (used with object)
to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
is distributing
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present progressiveof distribute (3rd person singular).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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The $250 million that Airbnb is distributing will “get those deals over the finish line,” Hornung said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In a statement this week through Netflix, which is distributing the movie, the actor said she was “deeply sorry to those I have caused pain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
The Madoff Victim Fund is distributing more than $131 million in its 10th and final round of payments, the Department of Justice said in a news release Monday.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
A spokeswoman for Sony, which is distributing and producing “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” did not respond to an inquiry.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
We are in the third year of the War and yet, while the German Minister is distributing free arrowroot to the populace, Whitehall slumbers on.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917 by Various
