Meaning: They divided a pizza among their companions.
Choice of Words: Shared: to divide something among two or more people. Pizza: a flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese. Friends: people who are liked and respected.
Alternative Expressions
The children split the pizza among their companions.
Meaning: This means that they gave some of their pizza to their friends to eat.
Choice of Words: The word "split" means to divide something into two or more parts. "Pizza" is a type of food made from dough, cheese, and toppings. "Companions" are people who you are with and doing things with. So, "The children split the pizza among their companions" means that the children divided the pizza into smaller pieces and gave them to their friends to eat.
They distributed the pizza to their acquaintances.
Meaning: This means that they gave some of their pizza to their friends to eat.
Choice of Words: The word "distributed" means to give something to a number of people. "Pizza" is a type of food made from dough, cheese, and toppings. "Acquaintances" are people that you know, but not very well. So, "They distributed the pizza to their acquaintances" means that they gave pieces of pizza to people they know.