1
as in sent
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 destroyed
to deprive of life
the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat
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Recent Examples of dispatched
In a news release, deputies said that they were dispatched to the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and San Jacinto Avenue after learning of the hit-and-run crash.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Police were dispatched to the White House official’s address that afternoon after a witness reported a suspicious person.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
The Chicago Park District dispatched crews to clear the beaches and ran out of places to put the foul flotsam.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
He was thrust into a perennially dysfunctional environment in the nation’s most hyper-critical media market and won 13 of 38 starts before being dispatched to Carolina, a Big Apple washout at age 23.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Weatherford police were dispatched, but no arrest was made after Chloe and Tomlyn told officers Bullock wasn’t there.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Officers immediately dispatched to the parking lot at 1094 North Colony Road outside a Panera Bread.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Within moments, the Marine Rescue Task Force was dispatched and launched a boat to reach the scene.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Police were dispatched to the White House official’s address that afternoon after a witness reported a suspicious person.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
The Chicago Park District dispatched crews to clear the beaches and ran out of places to put the foul flotsam.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
He was thrust into a perennially dysfunctional environment in the nation’s most hyper-critical media market and won 13 of 38 starts before being dispatched to Carolina, a Big Apple washout at age 23.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Weatherford police were dispatched, but no arrest was made after Chloe and Tomlyn told officers Bullock wasn’t there.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Officers immediately dispatched to the parking lot at 1094 North Colony Road outside a Panera Bread.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Within moments, the Marine Rescue Task Force was dispatched and launched a boat to reach the scene.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatched
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In one email sent to Epstein in 2010, a person whose name is redacted included a photo appearing to show Sweden’s Princess Sofia, then-Sofia Kristina Hellqvist, on a trip to Africa.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The link was suspended in 2021 as relations grew increasingly strained before Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.—
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The structure was destroyed during World War II and numerous frescoes were lost in raids, according to Jubilee 2025.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rehmet, a veteran and labor union leader, defeated Republican activist and entrepreneur Leigh Wambsganss to represent Texas' 9th Senate district, located in the Fort Worth area.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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So are some other 2020 finalists, Bono the Havanese, Wilma the boxer — and Siba, the standard poodle who defeated them all to claim that year’s best in show award.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eger watched her parents taken away to the gas chambers where more than a million people, primarily of Jewish descent, were murdered.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Critics point to the group as a prime beneficiary of this nexus, an organization that has mastered the art of turning social welfare into immense political leverage.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Arizona Cardinals have mastered the art of building this suspense, but not in a good way.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was once seen as the heir-apparent to his dictator father –– who was executed after his regime was toppled at the height of the Arab Spring protests in 2011 –– and had in recent years been making a play to return to politics in Libya.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Chicago has time to do this since the trade was executed on Saturday, but there’s a special art to doing this maneuver at the deadline.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Dispatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatched. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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