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
Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
The county agency that disburses federal and state funding to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County announced late Monday that federal funding will be restored to programs that were affected by funding cuts last week.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The program’s small staff played critical roles in disbursing this money, providing implementation guidelines, monitoring state-level fund management and tracking and evaluating program effectiveness.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
The county agency that disburses federal and state funding to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County announced late Monday that federal funding will be restored to programs that were affected by funding cuts last week.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The program’s small staff played critical roles in disbursing this money, providing implementation guidelines, monitoring state-level fund management and tracking and evaluating program effectiveness.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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Blanchfield’s management team reported that she will be paid her full show and win money for UFC Vegas 107.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The Guardians are paying him $10 million this year, and Bieber can opt for a $4 million buyout or a $16 million deal for next season.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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One-quarter of all U.S. consumers also plans to decrease spending or abstain from buying on Amazon Prime Day this summer, according to data from Akeneo.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 June 2025
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The actor-writer-director, who is 31 and uses they/she pronouns, has spent the last decade or so as a niche internet presence, going viral periodically on Twitter (and then X) and TikTok with satirical front-facing videos and bone-dry one-liners.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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Adding Ángeles Cruz also seemed natural to give Sira a voice.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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