dispatching

verb

present participle of dispatch
1
as in sending
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 killing
to deprive of life the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

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3
as in murdering
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 defeating
to achieve a victory over they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

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Recent Examples of dispatching That nonprofit group has been building resilience in lower-resource countries for over a decade, dispatching coaches and mentors to educate and train local healthcare students and practitioners as well as building financial and material resources. — Diane Cole, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 More important than the figures themselves is the engine’s broad, effortless power delivery, which makes the Carrera T feel eager whether carving through a mountain road or dispatching a stretch of freeway. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Tory Burch excels at activating her frow-goers, dispatching content creators like Tefi Pessoa and Kennedy Eurich as correspondents, who saturate social media with guest interviews and interactions. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 The polling punctuates widespread Democratic warnings about Trump laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterm elections by asserting more control over mail-in voting and dispatching Justice Department monitors to polling places. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Upgrading mobility dispatching is a foundational investment in building a resilient, efficient and accessible airport ecosystem. — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Instead, the sheriff accelerated his plans, dispatching armed deputies from Riverside County’s Special Investigations Bureau, Emergency Response Team and SWAT unit to sweep up the votes. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 His plan for dispatching this Dirty Baker’s Dozen is to draw as many of them to him as possible, leaving Green and Jacob to shoot the rest. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 Two McDonald’s trailers were dispatching Quarter-pounders and Chicken McNuggets with the same military efficiency shown at the restaurants. — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispatching
  1. sending
  2. killing
  3. murdering
  4. defeating
  5. transporting
  6. destroying
  7. assassinating
  8. overcoming
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  • Negotiations could drag on for weeks, or fail altogether, sending Israelis back to the polls.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Jones went 13 for 22 for 108 yards and lost 44 yards on four sacks, with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores continually sending blitzers into the backfield.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of sending
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  • Earlier this week, missiles fired by the Houthis struck a residential area in Taiz, killing two teenage girls and renewing attention on the dangers faced by civilians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Russia's aerial attacks hit 12 regions of Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and wounding scores of others, including five children, Zelenskyy said on social media Thursday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of killing
Verb
  • On Monday, Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult alongside 28 leaders of his cult.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to more than 400 deaths was convicted Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult after ordering followers to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Fernandes points out the prevalence of tactical voting — when voters abandon their preferred candidate for one with a better chance of winning or defeating a rival — as an explanation for the first-round surprise in early October.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenkot argued that Israel needed to concentrate its military resources on defeating Hamas in the south before embarking on another major conflict.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeating
Verb
  • The aircraft was originally designed for tactical logistics, transporting supplies to military personnel and vessels rather than engaging aerial targets.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Peltola required medical attention after the accident, which happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of transporting
Verb
  • One crab can eat more than 40 juvenile soft-shell clams in a day, while also destroying seagrass habitats.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And then a seven-hour-long GRB came along—acting like a Death Star whose planet-destroying beam refused to switch off—that defied all explanation.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroying
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  • Washington hoped that assassinating Khamenei would prompt a mass antigovernment uprising.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • His early story is known as one of overcoming difficult circumstances and finding a creative outlet in music.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The song addresses overcoming adversity and using others’ doubts to fuel your passion.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcoming

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“Dispatching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispatching. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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