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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City Councilmember Jenny Maeda said young children who are being sent out without training and education on the rules of the road are jeopardizing the safety of drivers and pedestrians as well as their own.
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Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Around the same time that the Obamas send out holiday greetings, Barack also formulates his year-end lists, highlighting his favorites across movies, television, music and books.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In six hours of deliberations, the jury sent out three questions.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Another reason that Broward teachers have access to the tool, Wilson says, is that the district participates in academic programs, such as International Baccalaureate, or IB, in which student work must be authenticated by teachers before it is sent out for external review.
—Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
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Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Around the same time that the Obamas send out holiday greetings, Barack also formulates his year-end lists, highlighting his favorites across movies, television, music and books.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In six hours of deliberations, the jury sent out three questions.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Another reason that Broward teachers have access to the tool, Wilson says, is that the district participates in academic programs, such as International Baccalaureate, or IB, in which student work must be authenticated by teachers before it is sent out for external review.
—Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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