dispatching

present participle of dispatch
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Recent Examples of dispatching After dispatching Zayn, a new challenger for his title has emerged. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 And the first round this year certainly had its shining moments – from demolishing Paraguay to tidily dispatching Australia. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 After dispatching Montreal in five games to make the final, the Hurricanes then faced perennial power Vegas and took care of business there, too. ABC News, 14 June 2026 Lyft has top-tier pricing, matching and dispatching algorithms and other infrastructure that could enable it to maximize AV utilization, per the investment firm. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 June 2026 By storing excess renewable power and dispatching it when needed, the CO2 Battery is expected to help balance the grid while reducing the need for costly transmission upgrades. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026 Some commentators’ dark horses for the tournament, Norway qualified from Europe with a perfect record, pillaging goals at will, while mercilessly dispatching opponents. Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 Firefighters mounted an aggressive attack when the blaze first sparked, with officials dispatching 19 fire engines from Oceanside and neighboring fire agencies, and Cal Fire sending two air tankers out of Hemet. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 After dazzling in their opening match of this World Cup and dispatching Croatia 4-2, some felt a sense of foreboding when Ghana held Thomas Tuchel’s side to a 0-0 draw in their second. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatching
Verb
  • The fire broke out June 17 and raged for eight days, sending a massive amount of smoke into the atmosphere and prompting warnings for nearby residents to stay inside.
    City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • No matter when they were purchased, the stamp would be good for sending mail.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, at the family’s hunting estate in June 2021.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each other for centuries, and the status of women in some Muslims countries is deplorable.
    Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • It’s been over three decades since Wood was convicted of murdering six young women and girls and burying their bodies near El Paso – crimes for which he was nicknamed the Desert Killer.
    Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
  • Ciarre Campbell, brother of veteran NFL lineman Calais Campbell, has been charged with murdering their 71-year-old mother, Nateal, inside her Atlanta home.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The girls posted a 6-2 record at the state tournament in a field of 50 of Southern California’s top 12U teams with several extra-inning and walk-off wins, defeating multiple district champions, including San Juan Capistrano and Oxnard.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Another democratic socialist, 29-year-old Melat Kiros, won a congressional primary in Colorado on June 30, defeating a longtime Democratic incumbent.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Or tech companies forcing regular people to foot the electricity bills for their environment-destroying data centers!
    Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Many older interceptor missiles use blast-fragmentation warheads, detonating near the incoming missile and destroying it with high-speed metal fragments.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University will be in court this week for the most substantial hearing so far in his murder case.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence ‌has claimed responsibility ​for assassinating several senior Russian ‌officers, some of whom have ​appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.
    Reuters, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Norway reached the quarterfinal with a 2-1 win over Brazil on Sunday and England advanced with a thrilling 3-2 victory over host Mexico after overcoming a weather delay, red card, altitude and a raucous crowd at 80,000-seat Estadio Azteca.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Lionel Messi and Argentina avoided one of the biggest ever World Cup knockout shocks by overcoming Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time of a jaw-dropping game.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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