as in distributed
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 dispensed
Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Floats are fountain drinks dispensed over soft serve.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The ad-sales milestone comes after NBC has dispensed with all the ad time tied to its looming February broadcast of Super Bowl LX as well as the NBA All-Star Game.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
For starters, vending machines, which had long dispensed chips, candy bars and sodas to snacking office workers, simply weren’t set up to deliver fresh salads on demand.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
This olive oil gadget can pour and spray, ensuring just the right amount is dispensed as needed.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
The president's executive order describes illicit fentanyl as fentanyl that is manufactured, distributed, dispensed or possessed in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
As for nausea, my choice would be to use maropitant (Cerenia), again dispensed by your veterinarian.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The fantasy of Ukraine’s accession to NATO should be dispensed with.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensed
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Reza Pahlavi himself has distributed messages calling for defections among the armed forces, and coordinated protests through QR codes.—
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Standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 71 kilograms, the GR-3 offers 55 degrees of freedom and is equipped with tactile sensors distributed across its body for responsive interaction.—
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The business also provided hobbyists with a place to talk about home brewing and meet other people with the same interest.—
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The spokesperson said information about how utilities are calculated is provided to residents.—
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Historically, a spoonful of cod liver oil was administered to treat children with rickets, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency that results in brittle bones.—
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Before the rotavirus vaccine was regularly administered in the United States, the disease led to the hospitalization of up to 70,000 American children each year, per The New York Times.—
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Riverview has supplied its expanding dairy operation with cattle feed by growing wheat, alfalfa and corn.—
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Power is generated from a wide variety of sources, including hydel, solar, nuclear, thermal, and wind, and is supplied through regional and national grids.—
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Trump has attempted to unilaterally rename the Defense Department and the Kennedy Center, despite straightforward laws requiring acts of Congress to do so, and has impounded funds appropriated by Congress for child care and family assistance allocated to Democratic states.—
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The district is expected to make further cuts in the coming months as the total budget allocated to schools is reduced by $14 million, according to a separate presentation Jeffco Public Schools leaders plan to give Wednesday.—
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“Dispensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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