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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His press office has taken to sending out text-free press releases composed solely of images of ICE agents pointing guns at civilians.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Warning letters will be sent out next week giving them 30 days to make a deal.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
By next spring, your cuttings will already have begun to send out roots and new leaf growth will be visible.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The Education Department has been sending out forgiveness notices to some borrowers, for example, but a lawsuit related to repayment plans and debt cancellation is on hold during the stalemate in Washington.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Warning letters will be sent out next week giving them 30 days to make a deal.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
By next spring, your cuttings will already have begun to send out roots and new leaf growth will be visible.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The Education Department has been sending out forgiveness notices to some borrowers, for example, but a lawsuit related to repayment plans and debt cancellation is on hold during the stalemate in Washington.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for send out
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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