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
Most of the political contributions disbursed by AIPAC come from individual donors who use its website to select lawmakers endorsed by the group to support them financially.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to its nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birthdate.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In Ohio, a 1991 lawsuit against the state from a group of school districts led to the creation of a state commission that has disbursed over $13 billion for school facilities.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
And yet details are sketchy on where such a force would be deployed and how all the money earmarked for it will be tracked and disbursed.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to its nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birthdate.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In Ohio, a 1991 lawsuit against the state from a group of school districts led to the creation of a state commission that has disbursed over $13 billion for school facilities.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
And yet details are sketchy on where such a force would be deployed and how all the money earmarked for it will be tracked and disbursed.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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The auditors also claimed that there was a potential conflict of interest problem with the third-party assessment organizations that initially cleared GCC, seeing as they were paid by Microsoft.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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Five decades on, NASA is planning to return in the next few years with its Artemis missions – but few Americans are even paying attention.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Stars spent a majority of time on defense but played with more attacking confidence in the second half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The uncomfortable truth — considering the amount of blood and treasure spent — is that military solutions on their own rarely succeed.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Defense lawyers also claimed that four secret decrees Francis signed giving prosecutors wide-ranging powers to investigate violated the defendants' right to a fair trial.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Doja’s assistant slips through, gives me the thumbs-up, and ushers me into a dressing room the size of a tennis court, black velvet curtains concealing the walls.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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