DISPENSED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

dispensed

verb

past tense of dispense

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 Over that period, affiliates dispensed about 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and conducted about 20% fewer breast cancer exams than the previous year. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Specialty drugs come from the wave of new biologic medicines and other prescriptions not dispensed in the traditional pharmacy like pills, capsules and tablets typically picked up at Walgreens or CVS Health drugstores. — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Over that period, affiliates dispensed about 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and conducted about 20% fewer breast cancer exams than the previous year. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026 One groom just had to have a fountain that dispensed ranch dressing. — Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026 Some telehealth companies already used that alternative back in 2021, when the Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a requirement that mifepristone must be dispensed in person. — Kate Wells, NPR, 22 June 2026 For decades, medical wisdom was dispensed exclusively within exam rooms and clinics. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026 June 6, 2026 As is prone to happen, his comments were widely dispensed and interpreted. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026

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The affected products were distributed in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Further, advanced electron microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy were used to confirm that the coatings were perfectly and uniformly distributed over the electrolyte powder surfaces.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

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Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
As exemplified by the renderings provided by TPS and Synapse, the new stage will allow the use of elaborate indoor settings without having to build sets and to film exteriors regardless of the weather.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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An investigation by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners found that while the three medications were administered in non-fatal doses, Hemphill failed to acknowledge the way the drugs would act when combined, according to the warrant.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
The person who died was taken to the shore severely injured and, despite CPR being administered, was pronounced dead, officials said.

— Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 15 July 2026

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In a statement, historic preservation group Historic KC said the building once served as the headquarters of the Western Newspaper Union, whose services supplied thousands of weekly newspapers through the country in the early 1900s.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement on Saturday that the fuel depot in Noginsk that was targeted overnight supplied the Russian armed forces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of supplied

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You will be given a deadline to make full payment for the tickets; otherwise, they will be allocated to another ballot entrant.

— Fiona Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Cost analysts review each line of a utility company’s costs, often thousands of items, and determine how each cost will be allocated.

— Theodore J. Kury, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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