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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The letter was addressed to Meta chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead, sent on behalf of the trade org by Naresh Kilaru, a partner with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, a law firm specializing in intellectual property matters.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Researchers will identify the moths’ species and some of the insects will be sent on for tissue sampling and eventual genome sequencing.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
What To Know The letter, sent on October 27, comes shortly after 84 organizations sent a letter to Congress over similar concerns.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The messages were allegedly sent on Friday.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Researchers will identify the moths’ species and some of the insects will be sent on for tissue sampling and eventual genome sequencing.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
What To Know The letter, sent on October 27, comes shortly after 84 organizations sent a letter to Congress over similar concerns.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The messages were allegedly sent on Friday.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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