dispensed

verb

past tense of dispense
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 The prescriptions were then taken to Striderite Pharmacy, where Yusuf and other pharmacy employees dispensed the medication to Llerena. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The Studio 1 tracks the amount dispensed to estimate how much remains. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 In May, a federal appeals court granted Louisiana’s request to reinstate a nationwide requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026 The agency has repeatedly reaffirmed the pill’s safety and effectiveness over the years, in addition to easing a number of restrictions on the drug, including dropping a requirement that it be dispensed in person. — CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The agency has repeatedly reaffirmed the pill's safety and effectiveness over the years, in addition to easing a number of restrictions on the drug, including dropping a requirement that it be dispensed in person. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The data feed will carry the details of every transaction, including what was dispensed, how much was dispensed, and how it was covered. — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 In a world where kissing up and pissing down was, if not accepted, often tolerated as the price of doing business, Wayne dispensed grace in every direction. — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensed
  1. distributed
  2. provided
  3. administered
  4. supplied
  5. allocated
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  • Investigators said at the time that more than 25 songs had been played or distributed online without permission from Eminem or the group that owns his music, Capitol Labels Group.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The numbers were distributed evenly across the incoming beam, and whether the photon passed the polarizer depended on its number and the polarizer’s angle.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributed
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  • Bennett also provided Scott with the full name of the witness.
    — CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The arrangement provided a model for Sanders to expand his business without opening and operating every restaurant himself.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • Narcan was reportedly administered, and paramedics tried to resuscitate her.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Carvajal, a law student who created and administered one of the group chats, was suspended for two years, until May 2028.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of administered
Verb
  • The adventure park opened in 2018, built into a former granite mine that supplied stone for the California Capitol, according to Jacobs.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, the discovery alone did not establish whether the websites supplied the victims' addresses.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplied
Verb
  • How Israel's elections work Israelis vote for parties rather than directly electing a prime minister, with the Knesset’s 120 seats allocated through proportional representation.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In the previous year, DePaul had allocated $426,000 for the museum, and de Lara managed to fundraise an additional $319,000.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocated

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