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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 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 The musical, featuring a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch and a score by the Rescues that dispenses with the movie’s cover-heavy soundtrack, is undeniably overstuffed. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 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, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispenses
  1. distributes
  2. provides
  3. administers
  4. allocates
Verb
  • Loco Films handles sales, while Caramel Films distributes in Spain.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Currently, Washington distributes a $12 billion pot of CCDF money to the states each year.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributes
Verb
  • The audience provides rewards and the brain converts rewards into habits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • China provides Tehran with an economic lifeline as the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of provides
Verb
  • The Palestinian Authority was created under a series of peace agreements with Israel in the 1990s and administers semiautonomous areas of the West Bank, while relying heavily on foreign aid.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Euthanasia, which is not legal in the United States, occurs when someone other than the patient administers medication with the intent of hastening the patient’s death, the journal states.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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