as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions
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Recent Examples of dispensed
To prevent this, hospitals attempt to track each pill or vial from the moment it is dispensed to the moment it is given to a patient, by comparing data from electronic medication cabinets and patients' health records.
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Brett Kelman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that mifepristone is safe and effective, whether the drug is dispensed via telehealth or at an in-person doctor’s visit.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Following his own death one year later, Morgan's Americana collection was partially donated to institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Morgan Library and the Frick Collection, while other objects were dispensed through sale.
—Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Authorities often dispensed empty promises that projects would be replaced with better structures, ones less vulnerable to crime, damp and black mold, and not flawed by the kind of dangerous cost-cutting construction that led to London’s Grenfell Tower burning down in 2017, killing 72 people.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Republicans have been pushing to reverse a Biden-era rule that allows mifepristone to be mailed and dispensed via telehealth, not just in person.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The Supreme Court is considering an emergency application by pharmaceutical companies that produce mifepristone to lift a lower court's ruling barring the drug from being dispensed by telehealth providers or distributed by mail as litigation continues.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 11 May 2026
That changed during the COVID-19 pandemic — as telemedicine expanded dramatically, FDA began to allow mifepristone to be dispensed at a local pharmacy or through the mail.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 7 May 2026
Richard Nixon dispensed political wisdom about Russian leadership to Bill Clinton.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Brett Kelman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that mifepristone is safe and effective, whether the drug is dispensed via telehealth or at an in-person doctor’s visit.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Following his own death one year later, Morgan's Americana collection was partially donated to institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Morgan Library and the Frick Collection, while other objects were dispensed through sale.
—Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Authorities often dispensed empty promises that projects would be replaced with better structures, ones less vulnerable to crime, damp and black mold, and not flawed by the kind of dangerous cost-cutting construction that led to London’s Grenfell Tower burning down in 2017, killing 72 people.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Republicans have been pushing to reverse a Biden-era rule that allows mifepristone to be mailed and dispensed via telehealth, not just in person.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The Supreme Court is considering an emergency application by pharmaceutical companies that produce mifepristone to lift a lower court's ruling barring the drug from being dispensed by telehealth providers or distributed by mail as litigation continues.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 11 May 2026
That changed during the COVID-19 pandemic — as telemedicine expanded dramatically, FDA began to allow mifepristone to be dispensed at a local pharmacy or through the mail.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 7 May 2026
Richard Nixon dispensed political wisdom about Russian leadership to Bill Clinton.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensed
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The awards celebrate the independent music business, and some 38 awards were distributed throughout the evening, with hometown heroes Geese and French electronic musician Oklou taking home record of the year and pop record of the year, respectively, among multiple wins.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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The latter material, while not widely used in Gaudí’s time, provided the necessary strength while reducing overall weight.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Madrigal had only one hit, but provided some of the game’s key moments.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The weekly program, administered through the T-Mobile app, offers customers a 10 cents-per-gallon discount at all Shell stations, as well as other perks.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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In a statement to 11Alive, a spokesperson for the governor said the safety grants were given to local school districts and were not directly administered by the state.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The investigation found that the battery technology came from the German company CT Coatings, which supplied it to Nordic Nano and Donut Lab.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Until recently, the world was relatively well cushioned against a negative oil supply shock because global inventories were well supplied.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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To create a dedicated space for art—which had previously been tucked in with the dinosaur bones at the Natural History Museum—the county allocated a ten-acre site, next to the La Brea Tar Pits, along Wilshire Boulevard, at a midway point between downtown and the beach.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Those buyers are a key part of SpaceX’s strategy in the IPO, with as much as 30% of the $75 billion offering allocated to the group, Bloomberg News has reported.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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