send out
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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Daily air quality index, or AQI, reports are available on the MPCA’s website, and the agency sends out air quality alerts through social media.
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
That’s about a third of all the absentee ballots sent out to voters.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
When Allegheny County Elections has processed the request, staff will send out a packet of accessible voting material, including a return envelope and a secrecy envelope, as well as an email with instructions for how to access the ballot.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 6 May 2026
This year’s moves — from acquiring Tristan Jarry and two more years of his contract, to extending Trent Frederic for eight years, to sending out draft picks to move Stuart Skinner and Andrew Mangiapane — put the Oilers in an impossible situation.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
That’s about a third of all the absentee ballots sent out to voters.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
When Allegheny County Elections has processed the request, staff will send out a packet of accessible voting material, including a return envelope and a secrecy envelope, as well as an email with instructions for how to access the ballot.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 6 May 2026
This year’s moves — from acquiring Tristan Jarry and two more years of his contract, to extending Trent Frederic for eight years, to sending out draft picks to move Stuart Skinner and Andrew Mangiapane — put the Oilers in an impossible situation.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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