send out
phrasal verb
sent out; sending out; sends out
1
: to mail (something) to many different people or places
Have you sent out the invitations yet?
2
: to cause (a signal) to go out
The pilot sent out a distress signal.
3
: to cause (light, heat, etc.) to move outward from a source
The coals sent out a reddish glow.
4
: to produce (something) in the process of growing or developing
The plant began to send out its shoots.
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Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation (DOT) sent out a notice asking stakeholders to share commentary regarding how the federal government can better develop strategies to cut down on cargo thefts, signaling the issue is garnering the attention of high-level law enforcement officials.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The days until Christmas are rapidly dwindling, while the pieces of mail and packages sent out by the United States Postal Service (USPS) are quickly increasing.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
So these are not people who are undocumented, but people who have committed crimes and who should have already been sent out of the country.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The government stopped sending out most paper checks to recipients as of the end of September, part of an effort to fully modernize federal benefits payments.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The days until Christmas are rapidly dwindling, while the pieces of mail and packages sent out by the United States Postal Service (USPS) are quickly increasing.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
So these are not people who are undocumented, but people who have committed crimes and who should have already been sent out of the country.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The government stopped sending out most paper checks to recipients as of the end of September, part of an effort to fully modernize federal benefits payments.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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