send forth
phrasal verb
sent forth; sending forth; sends forth
formal
1
: to cause (something) to be heard
She sent forth a loud cry.
2
: to cause (light, heat, etc.) to move outward from a source
The tropical flowers sent forth a wonderful fragrance.
3
: to produce (something) in the process of growing or developing
The plant began to send forth its shoots.
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Jer 1:5), reborn in the waters of Baptism and, surpassing our limitations and with no merit of our own, brought here and sent forth from here, so that the Gospel might be proclaimed to every creature (cf.
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Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
At Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana sent forth a collection reminiscent of the 2000s style of effortless everyday dressing with charm.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
For Zegna’s fall 2025 collection, artistic director Alessandro Sartori sent forth a sensational collection full of seasonal colors such as plum, moss green, mocha, tan and gray.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
We are sent forth to live as witnesses to the resurrection!
—Rev. Jeff Horejsi, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Prada sent forth a collection and ushered in the freshest direction of dressing that also honored the freedom of choice.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
In August, just as middle Florida is thoroughly baking in the summer heat, Disney Cast Members send forth a bewitching spell of all things autumn over Magic Kingdom.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2024
Such words hold two things in tension—the closing and the sending forth.
—Julia Cho, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Other dams have been exposed to extreme events for which they weren’t strictly engineered, as in north India in 2021, when a crumbling glacier sent forth a wall of water that wrecked dams and towns downstream.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
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Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
At Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana sent forth a collection reminiscent of the 2000s style of effortless everyday dressing with charm.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
For Zegna’s fall 2025 collection, artistic director Alessandro Sartori sent forth a sensational collection full of seasonal colors such as plum, moss green, mocha, tan and gray.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
We are sent forth to live as witnesses to the resurrection!
—Rev. Jeff Horejsi, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Prada sent forth a collection and ushered in the freshest direction of dressing that also honored the freedom of choice.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
In August, just as middle Florida is thoroughly baking in the summer heat, Disney Cast Members send forth a bewitching spell of all things autumn over Magic Kingdom.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2024
Such words hold two things in tension—the closing and the sending forth.
—Julia Cho, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Other dams have been exposed to extreme events for which they weren’t strictly engineered, as in north India in 2021, when a crumbling glacier sent forth a wall of water that wrecked dams and towns downstream.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Send forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20forth. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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