send on
phrasal verb
sent on; sending on; sends on
: to cause (something) to go or to be carried from one place to another
I had my mail/post sent on to my new address.
He had his baggage sent on ahead.
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These new drones would provide some interesting new tools for the PLAN, especially given that such assets can be sent on one-way or high-risk missions with little to no risk to human crews.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Two of the emails were sent May 16, 2023, and the others were sent on June 20, 2023, July 2, 2023, and July 24, 2023, according to prosecutors.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
In audio messages sent on WhatsApp, Melnyk said his equipment was technically inferior.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
Not only that, they could be sent on missions that would today be prohibitive because of the risk of losing an expensive plane – not to mention its pilot.
—New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Two of the emails were sent May 16, 2023, and the others were sent on June 20, 2023, July 2, 2023, and July 24, 2023, according to prosecutors.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
In audio messages sent on WhatsApp, Melnyk said his equipment was technically inferior.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
Not only that, they could be sent on missions that would today be prohibitive because of the risk of losing an expensive plane – not to mention its pilot.
—New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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