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Collocations for distribute - verb

1. give sth out

ADVERB

equally, fairly
unequally
widely
The leaflets have been widely distributed.
free
Copies of the book were distributed free to each school in the district.

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PREPOSITION

among
We distributed the money equally among the team members.
between
to
Aid is being distributed to people in need.
by, via
Viruses are often distributed via email.

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2. spread sth

ADVERB

evenly, uniformly
Wealth is not evenly distributed between age groups.
unevenly
non-randomly, randomly (both technical)
Smokers were randomly distributed in the sample interviewed.
identically
irregularly, patchily, sparsely
broadly, widely
The trend is broadly distributed and not just a big-city phenomenon.
well
Generous workspaces must be well distributed throughout the library.
globally
The plant is globally distributed.
geographically

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PREPOSITION

across, among, between, throughout
There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.

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3. supply sth for sale

ADVERB

internationally, nationally
nationally distributed brands of fruit juice
exclusively
The cheese is imported and distributed exclusively by Norland Inc.
illegally

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Distribute is used with these nouns as the object:
condom, copy, dividend, film, fund, handout, information, land, leaflet, magazine, memo, movie, music, pamphlet, product, questionnaire, resource, wealth, weight, workload

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