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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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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
Police officers created a homicide scenario where they were dispatched to the area of 35th Avenue and Jefferson Street for reports of a fight with multiple subjects and shots fired.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Rapid Deployment Force and the Broward Sheriff’s Office Quick Response team are both able to be dispatched if necessary.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Despite the title referencing a local town, the shipping details note that orders are dispatched from their warehouse in Central Asia.
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Catherine Erdly,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Firefighters and a medical team were dispatched to the scene, but de la Rosa was killed instantly and pronounced dead at the site, the newspaper reported.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Caltrans dispatched an arborist crew to inspect and assess the tree.
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Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The department’s helicopter, Air One, was also dispatched to assist, according to the report.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
As for his second, Paqueta won the ball back, Vini Jr slipped him through and Cunha dispatched an emphatic near-post finish.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
If further calls are submitted, an officer is dispatched– but must hear or see a violation to respond with civil action.
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Eva Flowe
june 18,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Rapid Deployment Force and the Broward Sheriff’s Office Quick Response team are both able to be dispatched if necessary.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Despite the title referencing a local town, the shipping details note that orders are dispatched from their warehouse in Central Asia.
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Catherine Erdly,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Firefighters and a medical team were dispatched to the scene, but de la Rosa was killed instantly and pronounced dead at the site, the newspaper reported.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Caltrans dispatched an arborist crew to inspect and assess the tree.
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Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The department’s helicopter, Air One, was also dispatched to assist, according to the report.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
As for his second, Paqueta won the ball back, Vini Jr slipped him through and Cunha dispatched an emphatic near-post finish.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
If further calls are submitted, an officer is dispatched– but must hear or see a violation to respond with civil action.
—
Eva Flowe
june 18,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatched
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All of them sent people that could be individual halls, that made up the Court of Honor.
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The collision sent Bowie careening into a minivan parked nearby.
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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Last year, on September 10th, Kirk was assassinated in the midst of a debate, in front of some three thousand people at Utah Valley University.
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Earlier in the episode, when Daemon and the Rivermen defeated the Lannisters, Ser Simon rewarded them with wine from the cellars.
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Against the odds, our founders defeated a monarchy and created what would become the richest, freest, and most powerful country the world has ever seen.
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Six people were on board the plane, including one person who was killed in the incident, police said.
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.
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Thirty years after she was murdered, Aimee Willard is still honoring her legacy with a garden of sunflowers in Delaware County.
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Later on, Jaehaerys II is murdered in the episode’s climax.
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The full set was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and comes with a 16-page book of notes from Simon Armitage and photography by Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins.
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When two people try something neither has mastered, both are exposed and that exposure becomes a chance to support each other rather than perform for each other.
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Invoices are processed through email and digital systems, and payments are executed across interconnected platforms.
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According to the Pasadena Police Department, a search warrant was executed on what appeared to be a marijuana dispensary at 6316 Whittier Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles, where fireworks allegedly intended for distribution were found.
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“Dispatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatched. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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