dispenses

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispense
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 The product comes with a double pump that dispenses two crepiness-tackling solutions. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States. — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026 That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026 According to a news release, Sibley entered into a collaborative agreement with pharmacist Josh Harrison at The Compounding Lab, which dispenses drugs for people and animals. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Like a vending machine that dispenses Hot Wheels instead of Coca-Cola. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 16 June 2026 In the middle, a Cartman in the role of a Midtown tax adviser dispenses accounting tips and tricks, culled from a YouTube account run by a real-life New York CPA. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026 This Oxo dish brush features a handle that dispenses soap at the push of a button. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispenses
  1. distributes
  2. provides
  3. administers
  4. allocates
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  • The farm, based in Ramona in San Diego County, distributes its eggs to restaurants, grocery stores and farmers markets across California, including the Central Coast and Bay Area.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, Southwest books complimentary hotels and ground transport for passengers with overnight delays and distributes meal vouchers for passengers waiting for three hours or more.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributes
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  • Five original murals by Naples artist Janine Wesselmann celebrate the city's social traditions, while a baby grand piano provides the soundtrack most evenings beneath gilded ceilings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform, launched on Monday, provides a containment system that only allows access to things an agent needs to do its job.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of provides
Verb
  • Who actually administers lethal injection drugs is often shrouded in secrecy, like many aspects of the process, Lain said.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Department of Defense, which administers the form, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of administers
Verb
  • In a report on the outage published on Friday, NATS said a software defect in the National Airspace System, which allocates codes so air traffic controllers can identify flights on radar, was behind the decision to ax the flights.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the absence of a system for shifting the funding to other grants, though, this runs the risk of leaving the NIH unable to spend all the money Congress allocates to it (which may well be Vought’s intention).
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocates

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“Dispenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispenses. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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