as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions
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Recent Examples of dispense
That prioritizes filling its coffers with public funding to dispense for off-charitable purposes.
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Jack Fowler, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
There was no hesitation, no balking, no assertion that mental health advice should not necessarily be dispensed by generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Renee sometimes sang with her hand on her hip, dispensing wisdom, and occasionally dancing on stage with her sister.
—Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Gaudy costumes and secret identities were dispensed with whilst newsreaders and rock songs from the real world were woven into the plots.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jack Fowler, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
There was no hesitation, no balking, no assertion that mental health advice should not necessarily be dispensed by generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Renee sometimes sang with her hand on her hip, dispensing wisdom, and occasionally dancing on stage with her sister.
—Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Gaudy costumes and secret identities were dispensed with whilst newsreaders and rock songs from the real world were woven into the plots.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispense
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That strategy drew a furious response from some of the city’s employee unions, who distributed posters comparing Villaraigosa to Wisconsin’s then-Gov. Scott Walker, viewed at that time as a strident foe of organized labor.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Device now holds more than 2,500 retail accounts and distributes its beer from Bakersfield to Southern Oregon, according to its website.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Dutch florists provided tens of thousands of flowers in an intricate, colorful layout − a tradition in its 39th year.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the amount of unused leave becomes public when an employee is paid out after leaving state service, the controller’s office would not provide the number of vacation days on the books for current employees, saying the information was confidential.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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For example, some insurers require prior authorization, which makes providers obtain approval from a patient’s insurance company before administering specific treatments.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Still, the abrupt ending of MITRE’s support is triggering fears the CVE program might collapse without a central authority to help administer it.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Inflation Reduction Act allocated $15 million for a task force within the IRS to create a report about the costs and opinions of a potential direct e-file program.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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According to Harvard’s annual report, the largest chunks of the endowment are allocated to private equity (39%) and hedge funds (32%).—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Dispense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispense. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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