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 donations, disbursed by city-run nonprofit Strengthen Orlando, primarily go to surrounding neighborhood associations, which this year received $45,000.
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
When scaling disbursed teams, considerations include attracting and retaining the best talent to drive expansion.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
What is a Figure HELOC? Unlike a home equity loan, which is disbursed in a lump sum, a HELOC gives borrowers a revolving line of credit.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 May 2025
The following day, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted Chutkan’s order to disburse the funds to the climate groups to allow time for the case to be heard in full.
—Peter Murphy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
When scaling disbursed teams, considerations include attracting and retaining the best talent to drive expansion.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
What is a Figure HELOC? Unlike a home equity loan, which is disbursed in a lump sum, a HELOC gives borrowers a revolving line of credit.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 May 2025
The following day, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted Chutkan’s order to disburse the funds to the climate groups to allow time for the case to be heard in full.
—Peter Murphy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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Letarte expects teams to pay more attention to their In-Season Challenge competitors as the five-race tournament plays out, and the potential $1 million draws closer.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2025
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Hochul disagrees with Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his plans as mayor, such as free child care and buses.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2025
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For the next five years, Daniele dug through MIT archives, spent time at libraries and visited Swallow’s birthplace in Dunstable, Mass.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Prosecutors allege that one of the defendants and other co-conspirators spent three days on-site scouting an international jewelry show in San Mateo, Calif., including making multiple calls to each other, to plan the robbery.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Jaws has been giving us all of them, attached to a vehicle with a perfect engine, for 50 years and counting.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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That arc gave us both such emotional depth to play with.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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