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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Social Security benefits for the month of August will be sent out on the following schedule:
Wednesday, Aug. 13: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Text messages Baird and Houchin regularly send out mass text messages to constituents in their district about political issues or ways to contact their office.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 Aug. 2025
Brewers-Mets game will be played as scheduled The Milwaukee Brewers sent out a statement that their game against the New York Mets at 1:10 p.m. will be played as scheduled at American Family Field.
—Ben Steele, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Preller sent out minor leaguers who were 1st, seventh, 11th, 15th and 19th in MLB Pipeline’s rankings of the top 25 prospects dealt this summer.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Text messages Baird and Houchin regularly send out mass text messages to constituents in their district about political issues or ways to contact their office.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 Aug. 2025
Brewers-Mets game will be played as scheduled The Milwaukee Brewers sent out a statement that their game against the New York Mets at 1:10 p.m. will be played as scheduled at American Family Field.
—Ben Steele, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Preller sent out minor leaguers who were 1st, seventh, 11th, 15th and 19th in MLB Pipeline’s rankings of the top 25 prospects dealt this summer.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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