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dispensed

American  
[di-spenst] / dɪˈspɛnst /

adjective

  1. having been given out or administered.


Example Sentences

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The promise of “New Year, New You,” meanwhile, is no longer dispensed annually but instead refreshed daily.

From Salon

It was a memorable moment before he dispensed an important piece of advice.

From Los Angeles Times

The “coffee-machine story” was a recounting of the finicky 1970s coin-operated coffee machine in his office that often malfunctioned and dispensed its entire contents from one coin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Journal’s analysis counted as excess only dispensed prescription drugs that exceeded a month’s supply over up to three years’ worth of prescriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

The data doesn’t include patients’ names, but covers details such as the date, drug, duration and quantity of each prescription dispensed.

From The Wall Street Journal