send out
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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What's left behind is a glowing core, known as a white dwarf, which is sending out radiation that causes the gas shells to glow.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
This afternoon, the Cubs send out Edward Cabrera to the mound.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That's two more from the previous tally CENTCOM had sent out earlier in the day.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
At Chloé, Chemena Kamali embraced a more romantic take, sending out floral dresses that nodded to ’50s silhouettes.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
This afternoon, the Cubs send out Edward Cabrera to the mound.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That's two more from the previous tally CENTCOM had sent out earlier in the day.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
At Chloé, Chemena Kamali embraced a more romantic take, sending out floral dresses that nodded to ’50s silhouettes.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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