as in paying
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disbursing
Past presidential administrations have continued disbursing funds for SNAP during prior government shutdowns.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services for other refugees, such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The treasury would be responsible for disbursing the money collected to water providers in the same region it was collected in.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation will likely begin disbursing gifts from the Beverly Seeman Kinney Fund in about a year, family members said.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
The agency then monitors researchers’ progress, disbursing funds incrementally over the course of several years.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services for other refugees, such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The treasury would be responsible for disbursing the money collected to water providers in the same region it was collected in.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation will likely begin disbursing gifts from the Beverly Seeman Kinney Fund in about a year, family members said.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
The agency then monitors researchers’ progress, disbursing funds incrementally over the course of several years.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursing
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On average, paying cash for care could be cheaper especially with lower-cost options like telemedicine and urgent care.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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With Apple Intelligence still months away from broad rollout and upgrade elasticity weakening, investors may be paying a premium for a business entering a slower-growth phase.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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To be sure, the AI boom could deliver that revenue surge—but even slight weakening in spending growth across the industry could hit CoreWeave disproportionately.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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For example, financial therapist Aja Evans recommends leaning into self-care activities that cost little to no money, like going outside and spending time with family and friends.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese leader then toured the vessel, including inspecting the mess hall and giving a trial press of the ship’s catapult button, according to CCTV.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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At Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders voted in favor of giving CEO Musk a gargantuan, record-shattering pay package that could give him stock worth $1 trillion after several years.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Disbursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursing. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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