as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
The $80 million included both a $59 million grant plus an award of $21.5 million for the city's costs to maintain its asylum seeker system that were awarded during former president Joe Biden's term, but were not disbursed until this month, according to the lawsuit.
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Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
To that end, Washington and its allies should strive to understand which of them can best disburse stockpiles or surge production of goods now supplied by China.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
The Commerce Department’s internet program has not yet disbursed any funds, and Republicans have used it as an example of a program that was slowed down by red tape.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The Supreme Court turned down an appeal from the Trump administration over disbursing foreign funds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
To that end, Washington and its allies should strive to understand which of them can best disburse stockpiles or surge production of goods now supplied by China.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
The Commerce Department’s internet program has not yet disbursed any funds, and Republicans have used it as an example of a program that was slowed down by red tape.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The Supreme Court turned down an appeal from the Trump administration over disbursing foreign funds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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There is a price to be paid for that much larger sensor though—the GFX100RF is larger and heavier than any of the X100 cameras.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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Cutting-edge visual effects create a world of talking photorealistic animals that might as well be a nature documentary, and attention is paid to livening up the humor, with Billy Eichner’s funny, overdramatic meerkat Timon showing up everybody, including Beyoncé. 9.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some 650,000 visitors are expected to spend some time in the area over a month-long period.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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The United States government spends $1.2 billion annually on maternity care, and American families pay more to give birth than any other nation.—
Carson Meyer,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Delegating is about giving your employees a time to learn, to grow, to shine and to expand while also helping to lighten your load and achieve organizational goals.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Both the city’s ad hoc committee on the 2028 Olympic Games and the full council gave its approval this week to several venue changes, including shifting equestrian events from the Valley to Temecula.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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