as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick
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Recent Examples of dispensation
The dispensation by the diocese of San Bernardino, California, is in response to the Trump administration's mass deportation operations.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
The world may be entering a period of disorder, one that settles only after the White House changes course or once a new dispensation takes hold in Washington.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
The best outcomes for the United States presume that Americans focus not on denying the coming economic dispensation but on shaping it.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week fielded proposals surrounding the dispensation of the short-term loans, which are repaid over time, and the responsibilities of providers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
The world may be entering a period of disorder, one that settles only after the White House changes course or once a new dispensation takes hold in Washington.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
The best outcomes for the United States presume that Americans focus not on denying the coming economic dispensation but on shaping it.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week fielded proposals surrounding the dispensation of the short-term loans, which are repaid over time, and the responsibilities of providers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensation
distribution
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Adding directors with executive leadership, capital allocation, and distribution expertise to replace board members that have overseen years of value destruction, likely targeting chairman Jonathan Peacock specifically, should signal to the market the start of a new chapter.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Deadline first told you that Black Bear was launching a U.S. theatrical distribution arm led by former CAA Media Finance agent Benjamin Kramer.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Dispensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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