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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Deputies said notifications were sent out to 734 devices registered to receive alerts. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Radar systems send out radio waves and then record any energy that is reflected back to their receivers. Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 There might also be a Champions League debut secured, as well as fresh invites sent out to join the other two European competitions, all by the time the full-time whistles blow on the final round of fixtures on Sunday, May 24. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 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, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for send out

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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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