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shared out

adj. distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose [syn: divided, divided up, shared]

Usage examples of "shared out".

Those tapes returned to Earth after their chance discovery, were studied, probed, deciphered by the best brains of his time, shared out by lot between already suspicious global powers, bringing into the exploration of space bitter rivalries and old hatreds.

We shared out my winter clothing between us, and then, his fingers pressed to my wrist, and Skill-linked, we entered the pillar.

On campaign, plunder was (theoretically) collected from assigned areas by battalions after an action was complete, then shared out according to rank, length of service and accomplishments (conspicuous gallantry, etc.

He shared out to each person a half of one of the hard rye biscuits that had been their stay on the involuntary voyage.

They shared out water and a portion of the remaining provisions between the five of them.

A percentage was customarily shared out to other members of an exploratory team.

Tintaglia had roared her grief at each death, and then shared out the wasted bodies as food amongst the remaining serpents.

The first time he held them back and accepted a captain's surrender of their ship, the crew had been somewhat disgruntled, until he shared out amongst them the greater crew-shares from the ransom of the ship and cargo.

We shared out my winter clothing between us, and then, his fingers pressed to my wrist and, Skill-linked, we entered the pillar.

When the Tabascoob presented us, we twenty women were shared out among the white men.

A pot of noisome thyza was being shared out among them, while another, similar pot collected the day's soil in one corner.