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
That Spurs team was just on the verge of becoming the next century’s most consistent franchise and easily dispatched the Knicks in five games.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the fire has covered approximately 12 acres, and a helicopter has been dispatched to help with control efforts.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Keller police officers were dispatched to a crash on Texas 114 in Westlake early Friday and found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames, according to Keller Deputy Chief Ryan Coe.
—Mary Ella Hastings
june 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Officers were dispatched to the Olive Garden in Newington, New Hampshire, on Sunday after a woman was reported as being held hostage by a man with a gun, a copy of the arrest affidavit says.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Emergency responders were dispatched to sites where drones crashed or debris fell, Sobyanin said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 June 2026
In August, crews were dispatched overnight to paint over a rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub that the state had previously applauded.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026
According to the warrant affidavit used to support a first-degree manslaughter charge against Magnano, Prescott said the then-officer was not dispatched to the scene but took it upon himself to respond, hitting speeds of more than 80 mph to get there.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2026
But the top name on Hollywood’s A-list required that the car more accurately portray his own signature swagger and, despite there being so few of the examples dressed by Rollston, had his new acquisition dispatched to Bohman & Schwartz, a coachworks in Pasadena, Calif.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the fire has covered approximately 12 acres, and a helicopter has been dispatched to help with control efforts.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Keller police officers were dispatched to a crash on Texas 114 in Westlake early Friday and found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames, according to Keller Deputy Chief Ryan Coe.
—Mary Ella Hastings
june 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Officers were dispatched to the Olive Garden in Newington, New Hampshire, on Sunday after a woman was reported as being held hostage by a man with a gun, a copy of the arrest affidavit says.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Emergency responders were dispatched to sites where drones crashed or debris fell, Sobyanin said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 June 2026
In August, crews were dispatched overnight to paint over a rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub that the state had previously applauded.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026
According to the warrant affidavit used to support a first-degree manslaughter charge against Magnano, Prescott said the then-officer was not dispatched to the scene but took it upon himself to respond, hitting speeds of more than 80 mph to get there.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2026
But the top name on Hollywood’s A-list required that the car more accurately portray his own signature swagger and, despite there being so few of the examples dressed by Rollston, had his new acquisition dispatched to Bohman & Schwartz, a coachworks in Pasadena, Calif.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatched
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Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed a mutual defense pact, and North Korea has sent soldiers, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Prescott and the offense knows that there will be pressure sent its way.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Dec. 2025
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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More than 400 were destroyed in accordance with nuclear arms treaty agreements.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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In 1901, McKinley was tragically assassinated while still in office.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Medgar was assassinated on June 12, 1963, in the driveway of their home by Byron De La Beckwith.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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New York City exploded with joy on Saturday night, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA finals.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Diego Lopes just defeated Steve Garcia after a brutal back-and-forth slugfest in the second round of their UFC fight.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Federal investigators have arrived at Butler Memorial Airport to begin examining the plane crash that killed 12 people Sunday morning.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Air Force officials did not immediately identify the eight people killed or explain why there were more people aboard than the bomber’s standard crew complement.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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And in 1960, fearing Congo and its vast resources moving out of the West’s sphere of influence, Eisenhower ordered Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba murdered.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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This unique and hard-won balance is more difficult to sustain when the university, lacking standardized benchmarks, must educate students who have not mastered the K–12 curriculum.—
Akos Rona Tas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Dec. 2025
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Some are created by genuine experts, but many are dreamed up by parents who’ve mastered personal branding.—
Lauren Boswell,
Parents,
30 Nov. 2025
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Then there is the strategy, executed without the million-dollar budget that comes with studio backing.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Investigators executed a search warrant at the headquarters of the conspiracy in Baltimore and seized more than 8,000 packs of untaxed cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit Maryland tax stamps.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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