Apply and Distribute

Apply

Apply verb - Give or convey physically.

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Distribute and apply are semantically related in provide topic. In some cases you can use "Distribute" instead a verb "Apply".

Distribute verb - To arrange or assign according to type.

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Apply and distribute are semantically related in provide topic. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Distribute".

power	apply power	distribute power
amount	apply amount	distribute amount
technology	apply technology	distribute technology
damage	apply damage	distribute damage
Other words: skills, powers, abilities.

A very cheap way to make westerns, especially if you have the actors mumble their lines in whatever language they might know, then overdub everything in whatever languages apply to the countries where you plan to distribute the film.

Source: South of the Border
This can also apply to comics when comparing the interior pages to the cover: The interior pages require the artist(s) to distribute their efforts across multiple panels, whereas the cover art is created separately, so the cover artist(s) can invest a greater amount of effort and detail.

Source: Detail-Hogging Cover

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