1
as in to send
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 to kill
to deprive of life
the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm
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as in to defeat
to achieve a victory over
they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat
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1
as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home
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2
as in message
a piece of conveyed information
a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans
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Recent Examples of dispatch
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Anticipating the Indian-White conflict that was sure to develop as a result of gold discovery, agents were dispatched from Washington to secure treaties with the California Indians, and a number were concluded in which the Indian groups gave up their territorial claims in return for reservations.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Julian dispatches Ares and his deputy, Athena (an imperious Jodie Turner-Smith), to the physical world, ordering them to shake down Eve for information about Flynn’s code.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
During the demo, Batman used his trusty batarangs and the bat-claw to dispatch bad guys and solve puzzles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Anticipating the Indian-White conflict that was sure to develop as a result of gold discovery, agents were dispatched from Washington to secure treaties with the California Indians, and a number were concluded in which the Indian groups gave up their territorial claims in return for reservations.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
City staff pull numbers from the police dispatch system every night.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Julian dispatches Ares and his deputy, Athena (an imperious Jodie Turner-Smith), to the physical world, ordering them to shake down Eve for information about Flynn’s code.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatch
Verb
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Agency for Health Care Administration’s general counsel rewrote a settlement draft to include a donation to the foundation and sent it to the agency’s then-secretary, Jason Weida.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Four people were killed and another four were injured in two head-on collisions on Arkansas roads Friday and Saturday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Listeria infects 1,250 people in the United States each year, according to the CDC, and kills about 172.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated during a Turning Point USA event on the campus of Utah Valley University in September.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Political commentator Candace Owens, does not believe the official story that Charlie Kirk was assassinated by Tyler Robinson even though Robinson confessed to multiple people and investigators put together a concrete timeline of events.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Girls cross country In a Mid-Wach tri-meet, Ayer Shirley (9-0, 6-0 Mid-Wach D) remained undefeated after defeating host Clinton, 15-50, and Bay Path, 22-32.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The debate was one of his last chances to try to convince voters that going with Mamdani, who already defeated the once-powerful governor in the primary this summer, would be a mistake.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the letter calls on Congressional support for the European Union to overturn its ban on Sulfuryl Fluoride, a pesticide used to fumigate Southern Yellow Pine wood chips on breakbulk cargo ships.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The European clinical trial, involving researchers from UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital, found that 84% of participants could once again recognize letters, numbers, and words using the device.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Starring Wood Harris, MC Lyte, Russell Hornsby, and the late Esther Rolle in her final performance, the film delivers a powerful message about accountability and the consequences of one night that changes everything.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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If anything, the only pertinent message is one his players can relate to.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Almost every building is damaged or destroyed beyond repair.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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According to Craig Croucher of the Bot Builders, around 300 spectators turned out to watch the robots destroy each other.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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In Germany, every day, one woman is being murdered by her husband, boyfriend, whatever.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Dispatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatch. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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