send in

verb

sent in; sending in; sends in

transitive verb

1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest

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Disney invited audiences to send in their own doodles, which were displayed Wednesday on the Time’s Square Billboard to help promote the company’s Christmas theme, which this year is Make Someone’s Holiday Magic. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 Goldberg's other cohost, Sunny Hostin, then revealed that the comedian had sent in a homemade lasagna for Goldberg's 70th birthday. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 Epstein and Summers traded emails regularly; the House lawmakers’ cache includes messages sent in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025 Columbus native and former Blue Jacket Jack Roslovic then netted the decisive marker on a breakaway 56 seconds into the extra frame after being sent in by Walman. Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send in

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send in was in 1616

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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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