as in distributes
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 dispenses
That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS’ more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Congress has repeatedly waded into establishing an overarching federal law that would encompass AI that dispenses mental health advice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In autonomous tests, the robot unscrews bottle caps, extracts individual pills from organizers despite occlusion, dispenses precise syringe volumes under variable resistance, and selects small metal parts from cluttered containers.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The company previously brought us a slide-out tool that dispenses keys and other items with the flick of a thumb, and a modular multitool that allows users to pick and choose which tools to include.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
DaCosta dispenses with irony; instead, there’s a Manson Family-meets-Village of the Damned vibe to these feral kids, notably in a chilling, Straw Dogs-style siege on a remote farmhouse.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
There may come a time when the administration dispenses with offering an explanation at all.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Sol de Janeiro’s body lotion comes with a convenient pump that quickly dispenses the lotion so my skin can reap the benefits of the formula.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Your dishwasher automatically dispenses this liquid during the final rinse cycle of cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Congress has repeatedly waded into establishing an overarching federal law that would encompass AI that dispenses mental health advice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In autonomous tests, the robot unscrews bottle caps, extracts individual pills from organizers despite occlusion, dispenses precise syringe volumes under variable resistance, and selects small metal parts from cluttered containers.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The company previously brought us a slide-out tool that dispenses keys and other items with the flick of a thumb, and a modular multitool that allows users to pick and choose which tools to include.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
DaCosta dispenses with irony; instead, there’s a Manson Family-meets-Village of the Damned vibe to these feral kids, notably in a chilling, Straw Dogs-style siege on a remote farmhouse.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
There may come a time when the administration dispenses with offering an explanation at all.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Sol de Janeiro’s body lotion comes with a convenient pump that quickly dispenses the lotion so my skin can reap the benefits of the formula.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Your dishwasher automatically dispenses this liquid during the final rinse cycle of cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispenses
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Shred the Stigma is a local organization that distributes naloxone and provides education and equipment for safe drug use across much of the Oklahoma City metro area.—
Ari Fife,
The Frontier,
17 Feb. 2026
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.—
Erika Tulfo,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the brunt of the impact will fall on other agencies within DHS, a sprawling department that includes the Transportation Security Administration, which provides airport security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Mecklenburg County provides a significant amount of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ funding, as voted on annually by county commissioners.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Christian schools and the students who attend them are, by far, the biggest beneficiaries, according to data from Step up for Students, a non-profit organization that administers most of the program.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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The robot delivery pilot program, which BACP administers jointly with the Chicago Department of Transportation, will end in May 2027 without further action from the City Council.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the big picture, the district currently allocates extra resources based mainly on which schools are performing worse on academic measures, not race.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The school allocates 5,000 tickets (or more, depending on demand) to students for football games.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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