send in
verb
sent in; sending in; sends in
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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The department did not directly respond to questions the Tribune sent in February about how the city could have let obviously questionable entries slip through in the first place.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
After their daughter was born, Smith's son and wife secretly sent in an application on his behalf, then surprised him with the certificate.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Everyone understood that sending in the marines marked a fork in the road that could not be easily unforked.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
An email from Chee’s attorney, Sam O’Keefe, sent in June of last year proposed that Devastating Pyrotechnics be allowed to remove 3,600 cases of fireworks seized in Southern California, according to Sacramento Bee reporting.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
After their daughter was born, Smith's son and wife secretly sent in an application on his behalf, then surprised him with the certificate.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Everyone understood that sending in the marines marked a fork in the road that could not be easily unforked.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
An email from Chee’s attorney, Sam O’Keefe, sent in June of last year proposed that Devastating Pyrotechnics be allowed to remove 3,600 cases of fireworks seized in Southern California, according to Sacramento Bee reporting.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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