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
Prize will be disbursed within a reasonable time after contest closing and prize winner acceptance, subject to coordination with the applicable prize providers and prize element providers.
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AJC.com, 8 June 2026
Staff added language to the loan agreement requiring Wakeland to demonstrate those concerns have been dealt with before any funds are disbursed.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
But if federal funds started to be disbursed, the rationale for claiming that Alligator Alcatraz was not a federal site would be undermined, and the environmental issue would resurface.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Existing borrowers with loans disbursed prior to July can use and keep it, but the plan will completely end by July 1, 2028.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for disburse
AJC.com, 8 June 2026
Staff added language to the loan agreement requiring Wakeland to demonstrate those concerns have been dealt with before any funds are disbursed.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
But if federal funds started to be disbursed, the rationale for claiming that Alligator Alcatraz was not a federal site would be undermined, and the environmental issue would resurface.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Existing borrowers with loans disbursed prior to July can use and keep it, but the plan will completely end by July 1, 2028.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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Janet agreed to pay over $8,600 in restitution and complete 150 hours of community service.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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In early times, most humans barely paid attention to weather calamities because the region was so sparsely populated.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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But with a growing awareness of the mental health risks posed by children spending too much time online, Starmer has decided to go further after speaking to parents and considering evidence from Australia, which brought in a ban for under-16s last year.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn’t fit the Hurricanes’ typical style.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Whitney Plantation hosts two permanent exhibits, one of which gives an overview about the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and another that focuses on the history of slavery in Louisiana.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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On June 3, police went to serve the warrants but the suspect did not follow commands given by police and barricaded himself inside a residence located in the area of Alum Rock Avenue and Dale Drive, authorities said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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