1
as in sends
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 kills
to deprive of life
the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency
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3
as in murders
to put to death deliberately
during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm
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4
as in defeats
to achieve a victory over
they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat
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1
as in letters
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 messages
a piece of conveyed information
a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans
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Recent Examples of dispatches
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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
Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process.
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David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
FirstNet normally dispatches a pair to a disaster site to allow continuous coverage.
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Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
Even the infamous moment when Frank dispatches Eddie (Harvey Guillén) with a chainsaw lands more like a gag than a shock.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Drivers who carry paying passengers must also be licensed separately from the company that dispatches them.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
This has begun to percolate beyond Finland’s borders as the title of a movie franchise about a 1940s war hero who dispatches Soviet and Nazi soldiers in creatively visceral ways.
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Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
ABC News,
28 June 2026
The bulk of them were from the first six months of 2025; after that, only 183 responses were recorded from July to December, and so far this year there have been only 70 CARE dispatches.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported Saturday, most of them heat-related.
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Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Several of my colleagues are at the BIO conference in San Diego this week (and two of them have dispatches below).
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Brittany Trang,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Bystanders, police officers and firefighters rendered aid to the cyclist, including performing CPR, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
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Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
This public-facing version of Kargman, the one who grew up on 66th and Madison Avenue and only briefly entertained a life downtown, is familiar to many who’ve followed her dispatches from her beloved corner of Manhattan.
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Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
Trey Yingst, the Fox News foreign correspondent, offers dispatches via TikTok.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 May 2026
After her diagnosis with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in September 2023, the nurse shared her journey online — posting updates about her chemotherapy treatments, fundraisers for cancer research and general dispatches from her life as a mom of two.
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Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Daemon dispatches some unsavory, not overly bright fellows to break into the castle at King's Landing to kill Aemond.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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).
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process.
—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
FirstNet normally dispatches a pair to a disaster site to allow continuous coverage.
—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
Even the infamous moment when Frank dispatches Eddie (Harvey Guillén) with a chainsaw lands more like a gag than a shock.
—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Drivers who carry paying passengers must also be licensed separately from the company that dispatches them.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
This has begun to percolate beyond Finland’s borders as the title of a movie franchise about a 1940s war hero who dispatches Soviet and Nazi soldiers in creatively visceral ways.
—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported on Saturday, most of them heat-related.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
The bulk of them were from the first six months of 2025; after that, only 183 responses were recorded from July to December, and so far this year there have been only 70 CARE dispatches.
—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported Saturday, most of them heat-related.
—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Several of my colleagues are at the BIO conference in San Diego this week (and two of them have dispatches below).
—
Brittany Trang,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Bystanders, police officers and firefighters rendered aid to the cyclist, including performing CPR, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
—
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
This public-facing version of Kargman, the one who grew up on 66th and Madison Avenue and only briefly entertained a life downtown, is familiar to many who’ve followed her dispatches from her beloved corner of Manhattan.
—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
Trey Yingst, the Fox News foreign correspondent, offers dispatches via TikTok.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 May 2026
After her diagnosis with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in September 2023, the nurse shared her journey online — posting updates about her chemotherapy treatments, fundraisers for cancer research and general dispatches from her life as a mom of two.
—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatches
Verb
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The motion sends the project proposal back to the Harbor Commission for further review.
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That airflow obstruction sends oxygen levels plummeting, stimulating the pulmonary arteries to squeeze.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke kills around 40 kids in cars every year.
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Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
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Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
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Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
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If Sky defeats Morgan in the Queen of the Ring finals, that would likely set up a rematch for Morgan’s Women’s World Championship at SummerSlam.
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Which side of a sun shade faces out Not using a sunshade properly almost defeats the purpose of using one at all.
Noun
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Valentine and Suarez did not respond to letters mailed to addresses that appeared to be associated with them.
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More than 300 detainees are estimated to have signed grievance letters sent recently to facility administrators, according to advocates with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.
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Studies are increasingly showing a strong correlation between time spent with messages and EHRs and physician burnout rates.
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Not to lose your messages and media, set up your Signal Backup (Settings -> Backups -> Enable backups -> View recovery key -> Copy to clipboard -> Next -> Enter the recovery key -> Next -> Continue -> Choose your backup plan).
Verb
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Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados.
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In the supply chain realm, for example, a company that ships inventory to the wrong distribution center 5% of the time is not doing well.
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What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
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Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands Main Event Jey the crown.
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“Dispatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatches. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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