1
as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
dispatched a messenger with urgent news
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2
as in to kill
to deprive of life
the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm
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as in to defeat
to achieve a victory over
they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat
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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home
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2
as in message
a piece of conveyed information
a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans
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Recent Examples of dispatch
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Tomczyk was part of a Polish team immediately dispatched to Washington for talks.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
According to unconfirmed police dispatch reports, police might have been chasing the SUV before the crash.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Verb
Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård).
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Tomczyk was part of a Polish team immediately dispatched to Washington for talks.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Noun
The bear, which callers reported to Canyon County emergency dispatch on Sunday afternoon, was near Franklin Boulevard and Birch Lane, according to Nampa Police Department spokesperson Carmen Boeger.
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Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
According to unconfirmed police dispatch reports, police might have been chasing the SUV before the crash.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatch
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Other loose ends from previous seasons include Rhaena’s quest to tame a wild dragon and the status of Rhaenyra’s youngest children who were sent away for their safety.
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Canada, meanwhile, keeps sending off its starters in favor of fresh legs, with four non-injury substitutions so far.
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Los Angeles police Friday released bodycam footage of an officer killing a woman’s pet dog in a case that has sparked outrage and questions.
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The Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.
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He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
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Iran’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is regarded as even more of a hard-liner than his father, Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated, at eighty-six, by Israeli Air Force strikes.
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And the resounding manner of Burnham’s win – comprehensively defeating Reform weeks after Labour was routed in local elections – gives him considerable momentum too.
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Scotland, which defeated Haiti 1-0 on the same field last Friday, likely would need to beat or draw Brazil in its group-stage finale in Miami to qualify for the Round of 32.
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Wrapped around one side are 5-foot tall concrete capital letters, an excerpt of Obama’s 2015 speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march.
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Named after the first-ever postwoman west of the Mississippi, the Westman honors its history with love letters and postcards from decades past scattered throughout the property.
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Having trouble getting your message across?
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New signs are emerging that the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades may soon shut down, despite conflicting messages from state officials in recent weeks.
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Both victims died in separate mobile homes that were destroyed about two to three miles apart, Bullard said.
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If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.
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Legend has it that before Colorado was even a state, an outlaw was hung in the Castle Rock gulch after murdering a local homesteader.
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Mangione has pleaded not guilty to murdering health insurance CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in 2024.
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