disbursing

present participle of disburse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disbursing 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
Verb
  • The investigation also showed settlement agreements ALDOT had signed with some residents soon after flooding concerns arose, paying each homeowner up to $5,000.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The bank’s investigation revealed that Javice had enlisted the help of a data science professor, paying him $18,000 to create fake customer data.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This summer’s transfer window was a record-setting one, with Premier League teams spending more than £3billion — seven of the 20 clubs paid the highest fee in their history — as the division outspent Europe’s other four major leagues combined.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, Detroit Free Press' Georgea Kovanis shared her experiences spending a year, along with photographer Mandi Wright, with Amanda, a woman addicted to drugs who is helping others like her, distributing harm reduction items that have saved lives.
    Detroit Free Press staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Disbursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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