as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
For loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2014, borrowers are required to pay 10% of their discretionary income, with any remaining balance forgiven after 20 years.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 June 2025
And yet the Trump administration has laid off huge portions of the staff assigned to disbursing those funds, and the White House has more recently proposed to end the program in next year's budget.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Federal funding for the frozen programs, which was approved by Congress in March, is normally disbursed to state departments of education, which then distribute money to local school districts.
—Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The president is duty-bound by his oath of office not to disburse funds to Planned Parenthood simply on the basis of an ex parte order telling him to violate a federal statute and giving the United States Treasury no remedy to get the money back if the TRO is overturned on appeal.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 June 2025
And yet the Trump administration has laid off huge portions of the staff assigned to disbursing those funds, and the White House has more recently proposed to end the program in next year's budget.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Federal funding for the frozen programs, which was approved by Congress in March, is normally disbursed to state departments of education, which then distribute money to local school districts.
—Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The president is duty-bound by his oath of office not to disburse funds to Planned Parenthood simply on the basis of an ex parte order telling him to violate a federal statute and giving the United States Treasury no remedy to get the money back if the TRO is overturned on appeal.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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McLaurin wants to be paid like one of the top wideouts in the NFL.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Customers were still being served at the location at that time, and the inspector ordered the restaurant to close until the water bill was paid and the facility was cleaned.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
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The low-budget indie production, which Zhou plans to direct, is scheduled to begin production in October and spend about three weeks filming.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Pyne spent 15 seasons there as a firefighter, some of them living in an old cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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His cameo in Rocky III gave wrestling mainstream attention, along with his cartoon called Hulk Hogan’s Rock 'n’ Wrestling, which was broadcast on Saturday mornings in the mid-1980s.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Sullivan's unique blend of contemporary R&B, soul, gospel and reggae influences gave quiet storm, late-night radio vibes, especially as a vibrant orange and red sunset transformed the upbeat evening into a moody night illuminated by smartphone flashlights.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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