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
  • David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, individual coverage topped $9,300, on average, this year, up 5% – with employees shouldering $1,440 of the cost and employers paying the rest.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Brown’s descendants, and their spouses, are responsible for pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the community and spending countless hours serving on local nonprofit boards.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Blackhawks are still spending more time in the defensive zone and less time in the offensive zone compared to other NHL teams.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many have been wondering if WWE will end up giving Cargill her first world title reign in professional wrestling before the end of 2025.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The pregame show addressed the sports gambling scandal, with insider Chris Hayes giving some details around seven minutes in.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Disbursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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