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
Even this noteworthy and emotion-charged scene can’t help but seem dispensed from a cinematic machine designed not to convey an experience beyond reason but to produce a commodity called darkness.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Altogether, there are four bedrooms and four bathrooms, plus an additional powder room, distributed over roughly 4,200 square feet.Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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As a replacement, MLB produced the games and distributed the games locally.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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But nearly two-and-a-half years later, following applications from hundreds of school districts and county offices of education, the Golden State Pathways Program still hasn’t provided any funding.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The first China Shock, felt primarily in the early 2000s after China joined the World Trade Organization, was marked by an influx of goods assembled in China and a reconfiguration of global supply chains around the clusters that China provided.Radu Magdin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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If Penny had administered a more forceful chokehold, Neely would have been unconscious in seconds, Raiser said.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Medicare’s stand-alone drug plans, which cover medicines typically taken at home, also are administered by private insurance companies.Susan Jaffe | KFF Health News, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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The education office said the board has racked up $243,000 in legal costs for the 2023-2024 year — nearly $70,000 more than what it is allocated.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The funding was allocated to nonprofits by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Dispensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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