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
The Owls will face Abilene Wylie (22-13), which dispatched El Paso Del Valle in 2 games, 5-2 and 5-0.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
Then in mid-March, Toluca dispatched San Diego from the Champions Cup Round of 16.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 2 May 2026
In response, multiple agencies were dispatched to the location and established a command post at the base of Ski Bowl East.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Despite missing star Anthony Edwards and key contributors Donte DiVincenzo and Ayo Dosunmu, the Wolves dispatched the Denver Nuggets 110-98 in Game 6 to take the series 4-2.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The Hurricanes are several steps above the Penguins team the Flyers just dispatched in six.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The structural problems reveal themselves early, as the revolution that defined Orwell’s novella is dispatched by minute 6.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Within minutes, the utility dispatched the nearest crew, which was 26 miles away, to confirm the lines were de-energized.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump was dispatched there briefly after the incident Saturday night.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
Then in mid-March, Toluca dispatched San Diego from the Champions Cup Round of 16.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 2 May 2026
In response, multiple agencies were dispatched to the location and established a command post at the base of Ski Bowl East.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Despite missing star Anthony Edwards and key contributors Donte DiVincenzo and Ayo Dosunmu, the Wolves dispatched the Denver Nuggets 110-98 in Game 6 to take the series 4-2.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The Hurricanes are several steps above the Penguins team the Flyers just dispatched in six.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The structural problems reveal themselves early, as the revolution that defined Orwell’s novella is dispatched by minute 6.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Within minutes, the utility dispatched the nearest crew, which was 26 miles away, to confirm the lines were de-energized.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump was dispatched there briefly after the incident Saturday night.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatched
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The front part of the lineup accounted for most of the scoring for the Wildcats, who sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs in their first at-bat.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Or, even in retrospect, with the Villa bench having only initially appealed in half-hearted and littered fashion, had Elliot Anderson been sent off for a lunge on Watkins.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The've both witnessed their father and their uncle be assassinated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Months later, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated in broad daylight on a Manhattan street, a crime that was celebrated in some corners of the internet.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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Once fierce rivals, the two men were responsible for the country’s first peaceful transfer of power between parties, after Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party defeated Adams and the Federalists in the election of 1800.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Disable my adblockerContinue without disabling Contact support|We're using DeVaux’s dream was realized in large part due to jockey Jose Ortiz, who defeated his own brother — who was on top of Renegade — for the win.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Berry was taken from a Fort Lauderdale bowling alley, killed and dumped in a Davie canal.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 1976, Rose kidnapped and murdered Lisa Berry, an 8-year-old girl from Hollywood.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Someone who received special treatment was marked to be murdered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the course of a 60-year career, director Ted Kotcheff mastered just about every genre there was to conquer.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Such are the perks of having mastered the form early, while amassing the cultural capital to remake pop in her image.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chasing Horse was taken into custody in 2023 after Las Vegas police executed a search warrant at his home.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Federal and state law enforcement executed search warrants in Minnesota early on April 28 in connection with an ongoing fraud probe that has embroiled the state, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Dispatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatched. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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