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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Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Bakhmut told CNN of killing dozens of Russian personnel every day, their bodies left to freeze in the fields, as another wave of troops was sent on the same mission the following day. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return for the sequel as detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, who this time around are sent on a make-or-break mission chasing after mysterious pit viper Gary De’Snake (voiced by Ke Huy Quan) as his arrival disrupts the balance of the metropolis. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025 At the end of 2022, Kristo David Leon, 36, who’d been released from jail and sent on a bus back to Broward County, tried to beat the train but was struck and killed. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025 The letter was addressed to Meta chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead, sent on behalf of the trade org by Naresh Kilaru, a partner with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, a law firm specializing in intellectual property matters. Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send on

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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.

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