as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
One defendant is accused of assuming the identity of at least four residents in Maryland with the fraudulent intent to obtain payments valued at over $1,500 that were disbursed from the state’s Medicaid program.
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Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
More than 98% of the loans disbursed are unsecured, as per the IPO filings.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 May 2026
The Treasurer’s office manages public land and could work alongside the federal government to release 300,000 acres to build five new Charter Cities or just disburse individual lots for sale directly to Californians.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Revenue surged $540 million above the conference’s previous high, and the league disbursed $490 million more to its schools in fiscal 2025 than in the previous year.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
More than 98% of the loans disbursed are unsecured, as per the IPO filings.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 May 2026
The Treasurer’s office manages public land and could work alongside the federal government to release 300,000 acres to build five new Charter Cities or just disburse individual lots for sale directly to Californians.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Revenue surged $540 million above the conference’s previous high, and the league disbursed $490 million more to its schools in fiscal 2025 than in the previous year.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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The parliamentarian kept most of the immigration portion of the legislation intact, though some minor provisions were blocked, including Customs and Border Patrol funds to hire, train and pay Border Patrol agents.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Simple and streamlined, this linen tank top is one of the most versatile additions to any travel wardrobe—I’m even eyeing it in a few different colors, given its affordable price tag.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie gave him Washington’s name.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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