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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That means that the cross-dock, which is typically used to quickly transfer goods between trucks, will be fully automated; robots will receive, analyze and send out parcels and pallets delivered to the location. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025 In March 2025, PEOPLE confirmed the couple sent out around 200 wedding invitations. Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 June 2025 Alexia and her partner, Chris, who only shared their first names, are preparing to marry in October, and sent out wedding invitations to friends and family earlier this year, with a tearaway RSVP card and pre-stamped envelopes. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 Hawley told Fox News Digital that the Senate committee was sending out several letters to a number of organizations in question. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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