send on
phrasal verb
sent on; sending on; sends on
: to cause (something) to go or to be carried from one place to another
I had my mail/post sent on to my new address.
He had his baggage sent on ahead.
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In one letter sent on May 7, which Philadelphia Magazine reported was allegedly sent to the Weitzman museum, Seferlis appeared to threaten the institution and accuse its leaders of not caring about Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
In a letter to senators sent on Juneteenth, Green proposed renaming the building the Old Senate Office Building as an interim measure until a permanent name can be decided.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
The letter, sent on behalf of the Republican National Committee, also sought a broad selection of election records.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
From there they must be sent on to Philadelphia along old copper telecom lines — a situation that introduces latency into the system and can cause outages.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
In a letter to senators sent on Juneteenth, Green proposed renaming the building the Old Senate Office Building as an interim measure until a permanent name can be decided.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
The letter, sent on behalf of the Republican National Committee, also sought a broad selection of election records.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
From there they must be sent on to Philadelphia along old copper telecom lines — a situation that introduces latency into the system and can cause outages.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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