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
Previously, this heat was dispensed into the atmosphere through evaporation cooling towers, but CERN's new plan is to put this waste heat to some use while improving the facilities environmental signature by way of what's called the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment.
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana programs across Europe vary greatly but most only allow cannabis products to be dispensed through pharmacies.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Floats are fountain drinks dispensed over soft serve.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The ad-sales milestone comes after NBC has dispensed with all the ad time tied to its looming February broadcast of Super Bowl LX as well as the NBA All-Star Game.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
For starters, vending machines, which had long dispensed chips, candy bars and sodas to snacking office workers, simply weren’t set up to deliver fresh salads on demand.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
This olive oil gadget can pour and spray, ensuring just the right amount is dispensed as needed.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
The president's executive order describes illicit fentanyl as fentanyl that is manufactured, distributed, dispensed or possessed in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana programs across Europe vary greatly but most only allow cannabis products to be dispensed through pharmacies.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Floats are fountain drinks dispensed over soft serve.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The ad-sales milestone comes after NBC has dispensed with all the ad time tied to its looming February broadcast of Super Bowl LX as well as the NBA All-Star Game.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
For starters, vending machines, which had long dispensed chips, candy bars and sodas to snacking office workers, simply weren’t set up to deliver fresh salads on demand.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
This olive oil gadget can pour and spray, ensuring just the right amount is dispensed as needed.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
The president's executive order describes illicit fentanyl as fentanyl that is manufactured, distributed, dispensed or possessed in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensed
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In addition to where in the stadium tickets can purchased, Razorback Foundation donor levels and priority points also dictate how parking passes around the stadium are distributed and how many tickets are available for purchase in certain sections.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The rebates would be distributed in the fall and would be in addition to the $200 million allocated for electric bill rebates in the Next Generation Energy Act, according to the governor's office.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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All detainees are being provided with proper medical care.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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According to the complaint, the nurse initially administered D10 through a peripheral IV.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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But this vulnerability is the reason that opioid dosing in newborns is so carefully calibrated and closely monitored in clinical settings—where the amounts administered directly are still orders of magnitude greater than what is transferred through breast milk.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Residents say conditions worsened as the winter storm intensified, while city officials insist the shelters were adequately supplied.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Figure 5 shows examples of the drones supplied by Hylio.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Management said as much on the earnings call Wednesday evening, signaling that if the company had allocated all its GPUs that came online to Azure, year over year cloud revenue growth would have been 40% instead of the supply constrained 38% on a constant currency basis.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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If Microsoft had allocated all new GPUs from the first and second quarters exclusively to Azure, Hood stated, Azure’s growth would have been well above the 39% Microsoft reported.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Dispensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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