as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick
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Recent Examples of dispensation
However, under Senate rules, committees can't meet that late in the day without special dispensation by the larger body.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Lee was freed as part of a mass dispensation of pardons issued by Yoon in 2022.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
Roosevelt’s professed horror at Hitler’s threat to democratic dispensations or the diabolically racist Nuremberg laws stretches credulity.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Lee was freed as part of a mass dispensation of pardons issued by Yoon in 2022.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
Roosevelt’s professed horror at Hitler’s threat to democratic dispensations or the diabolically racist Nuremberg laws stretches credulity.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensation
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The ongoing instability of the power grid has also led to protests, with many criticizing LUMA, which took over power transmission and distribution in 2021.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Aid workers deny there is significant diversion of aid, saying the U.N. closely monitors distribution of supplies.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Dispensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensation. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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