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
The Office of Attorney General should utilize better software to manage collection of more funds and to disburse those funds more timely.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
That’s why federal funds should be disbursed more strategically.
—Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, however, the workers were still not back on the job Monday morning since the money to pay them still hasn't been disbursed.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Town workers, who’ve already been trying to help other Concierge tenants without hot water or heat, scrambled to line up more than 140 hotel rooms for the JRK’s management company to disburse.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
That’s why federal funds should be disbursed more strategically.
—Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, however, the workers were still not back on the job Monday morning since the money to pay them still hasn't been disbursed.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Town workers, who’ve already been trying to help other Concierge tenants without hot water or heat, scrambled to line up more than 140 hotel rooms for the JRK’s management company to disburse.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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International acquirers are paying attention.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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That could force Americans to pay a price for regime change in Iran, further exacerbating affordability concerns.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Most of Miami’s regular starters spent the first half on the bench and played in the second half.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Most of it -- more than $67 million -- had been spent by Cornyn's campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.—
THOMAS BEAUMONT,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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For those criminals, there is zero tolerance — they should be immediately deported or imprisoned, and sanctuary jurisdictions that give them safe harbor must be held accountable.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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But Andrews said state law doesn’t give counties the authority to issue moratoria.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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