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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Sunday was the first day that teams would have sent out offers to players.
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Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
This fall, the state even floated a proposal to reduce its full-time workforce by offering buyouts of $10,000 for resignations and $20,000 for retirement, according to an email sent out to members.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
With no ping-pong-ball fixations after last season’s 36-win season, the Suns are instead sending out a gritty, undersized squad that has overachieved its way to a 24-15 start in the unforgiving Western Conference — even with key offseason acquisition Jalen Green playing only two games.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Iran threatens protesters with death sentences Online videos sent out of Iran, likely using Starlink satellite transmitters, purportedly showed gathering in northern Tehran's Punak neighborhood.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
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Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
This fall, the state even floated a proposal to reduce its full-time workforce by offering buyouts of $10,000 for resignations and $20,000 for retirement, according to an email sent out to members.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
With no ping-pong-ball fixations after last season’s 36-win season, the Suns are instead sending out a gritty, undersized squad that has overachieved its way to a 24-15 start in the unforgiving Western Conference — even with key offseason acquisition Jalen Green playing only two games.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Iran threatens protesters with death sentences Online videos sent out of Iran, likely using Starlink satellite transmitters, purportedly showed gathering in northern Tehran's Punak neighborhood.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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