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as in sent
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
dispatched a messenger with urgent news
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2
as in destroyed
to deprive of life
the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat
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Recent Examples of dispatched
Nine months after Harold's death, Nicholson was monitoring a call where investigators were dispatched to a break-in at Marsha's.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Small groups of visitors will be dispatched with a Hogwarts professor to take part in a 12-minute experience throughout the Wizarding World with interactive moments involving the use of magic wands.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Riot police were dispatched to disperse crowds.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
According to the arrest affidavit, police initially dispatched officers to Portofino Tower, apartment 1501.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
There were similar incidents in 2023, including one in which police had to be dispatched downtown to break up a group of about 150.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The cease-and-desist letter came after a report from The Washington Post over the weekend that Patel had dispatched agents to review and redact the files in a potential move to ready them for a public release.
—Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Initially dispatched to deter voter discrimination against Black Americans after passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, election observers ensured that those qualified to vote could do so without trouble.
—Allison Mashell Mitchell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
More than 200 Ukrainian experts have been dispatched to advise Middle East countries on how to intercept attacks that have wreaked havoc on energy infrastructure across the region.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Small groups of visitors will be dispatched with a Hogwarts professor to take part in a 12-minute experience throughout the Wizarding World with interactive moments involving the use of magic wands.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Riot police were dispatched to disperse crowds.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
According to the arrest affidavit, police initially dispatched officers to Portofino Tower, apartment 1501.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
There were similar incidents in 2023, including one in which police had to be dispatched downtown to break up a group of about 150.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The cease-and-desist letter came after a report from The Washington Post over the weekend that Patel had dispatched agents to review and redact the files in a potential move to ready them for a public release.
—Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Initially dispatched to deter voter discrimination against Black Americans after passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, election observers ensured that those qualified to vote could do so without trouble.
—Allison Mashell Mitchell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
More than 200 Ukrainian experts have been dispatched to advise Middle East countries on how to intercept attacks that have wreaked havoc on energy infrastructure across the region.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatched
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Metayer’s death sent shockwaves through South Florida.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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First Baptist Dallas will break ground on its new sanctuary on Sunday, June 7, after a massive fire destroyed the church's 134-year-old sanctuary in the summer of 2024, the church announced on Sunday.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The diplomat also said that the IDF’s targeting of bridges along Lebanon’s Litani River has destroyed vital infrastructure connecting the south to the rest of the country.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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In September, Charlie Kirk, Turning Point’s founder, had been assassinated by a gunman at Utah Valley University.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Haiti was plunged into crisis in 2021, when mercenaries assassinated President Jovenel Moise.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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It was defeated on a straight party-line vote, and our highly ideological legislature kept the gap between Title IX and Colorado law unresolved.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the men’s final Monday, Connecticut and Michigan will play for the national championship after both roundly defeated their opponents in the semifinals.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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Two dead sharks were found stranded on North Carolina beaches during Spring Break, and researchers aren’t sure what killed them.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The vicious murder that followed shook Kansas City to its core and to this day, no one knows for certain who snuck into Leila Welsh’s bedroom and brutally murdered her that morning.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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When Emmett Till was murdered nearby in 1955, Howard helped lead the hunt for witnesses and offered Till’s mother, Mamie, a place to stay during the trial, with armed protection.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Peet shows she's mastered her street style in New York City on March 31.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The same can be said of Underwood, who has mastered the art of the pained expression like no one in the Big Ten since Bobby Knight.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Also in attendance was Randy Gardner, whose brother was the last person to be executed by firing squad in Utah, in 2010.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also executed a search warrant at the student's residence and seized several electronic devices, according to the sheriff's office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Dispatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatched. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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