dispatches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispatch
1
as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another dispatched a messenger with urgent news

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2
as in kills
to deprive of life the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

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3
as in murders
to put to death deliberately during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm

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4
as in defeats
to achieve a victory over they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

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dispatches

2 of 2

noun

plural of dispatch
1
as in letters
a message on paper from one person or group to another a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home

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2
as in messages
a piece of conveyed information a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans

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Recent Examples of dispatches
Verb
Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026 Even the infamous moment when Frank dispatches Eddie (Harvey Guillén) with a chainsaw lands more like a gag than a shock. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Drivers who carry paying passengers must also be licensed separately from the company that dispatches them. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026 FirstNet normally dispatches a pair to a disaster site to allow continuous coverage. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026 Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026 Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård). — David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 This has begun to percolate beyond Finland’s borders as the title of a movie franchise about a 1940s war hero who dispatches Soviet and Nazi soldiers in creatively visceral ways. — Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026 Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process. — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
Noun
Several of my colleagues are at the BIO conference in San Diego this week (and two of them have dispatches below). — Brittany Trang, STAT, 24 June 2026 Trey Yingst, the Fox News foreign correspondent, offers dispatches via TikTok. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026 In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported on Saturday, most of them heat-related. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported Saturday, most of them heat-related. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 This public-facing version of Kargman, the one who grew up on 66th and Madison Avenue and only briefly entertained a life downtown, is familiar to many who’ve followed her dispatches from her beloved corner of Manhattan. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 Bystanders, police officers and firefighters rendered aid to the cyclist, including performing CPR, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. — Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 The bulk of them were from the first six months of 2025; after that, only 183 responses were recorded from July to December, and so far this year there have been only 70 CARE dispatches. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Davis, who beat back cancer for nearly a dozen years while producing policy-changing dispatches before a tumor reappeared this spring, died at the East Campus Medical Center at UC San Diego Health early Wednesday. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatches
  1. sends
  2. kills
  3. murders
  4. defeats
  5. letters
  6. messages
  7. ships
  8. destroys
Verb
  • Two high-profile leaders in the US Catholic church have told CNN that Pope Leo’s July 4 visit to the island, the main port of entry to Europe for hundreds of thousands of mostly African migrants, sends a message to the US about immigration.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • After her mother’s death—Krypto adopts Kara during the funeral procession—Zor-El sends them both off to join Kal-El on Earth.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
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  • Frequently asked questions What kills Japanese beetles instantly?
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • In the end, Sophia kills Elgin and steals most of the talismans that protect the Fromville citizens from the night walkers.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of kills
Verb
  • Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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  • The cocktail also remained effective against viral variants known to evade single-antibody treatments, demonstrating that combining two antibodies can overcome resistance that defeats either one alone.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Brazil defeats Japan in the final minute, 2-1 Brazil is through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 after a last-minute goal broke Japanese hearts in Houston in the first game of the day.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of defeats
Noun
  • Valentine and Suarez did not respond to letters mailed to addresses that appeared to be associated with them.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The invasion of Canada As 1775 wore on, force came to join careful letters.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • The pair exchanged messages the day of the shooting, arranging to meet.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of messages
Verb
  • Usually, tech media reports, Apple ships a new iOS with its new security tools, but now, the company is taking the unprecedented step of releasing the patches before the operating system.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Razr+ ships with Android 16, and comes with three years of Android OS upgrades and five years of bi-monthly security updates.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Definition of ships
Verb
  • What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands Main Event Jey the crown.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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