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 charge stemmed from an incident in February 2023 when Floyd allegedly assaulted two FBI agents sent on behalf of then-special counsel Jack Smith to serve him with a subpoena related to Smith's federal election subversion probe, according to court records.
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Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Kentucky Republican fired off several criticisms before asking followers on the social platform X to compare the text in the Epstein Files Transparency Act to DOJ’s letter to Congress sent on Friday about asserting their privilege to redact some of the files’ materials.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
These new drones would provide some interesting new tools for the PLAN, especially given that such assets can be sent on one-way or high-risk missions with little to no risk to human crews.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Two of the emails were sent May 16, 2023, and the others were sent on June 20, 2023, July 2, 2023, and July 24, 2023, according to prosecutors.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
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Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Kentucky Republican fired off several criticisms before asking followers on the social platform X to compare the text in the Epstein Files Transparency Act to DOJ’s letter to Congress sent on Friday about asserting their privilege to redact some of the files’ materials.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
These new drones would provide some interesting new tools for the PLAN, especially given that such assets can be sent on one-way or high-risk missions with little to no risk to human crews.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Two of the emails were sent May 16, 2023, and the others were sent on June 20, 2023, July 2, 2023, and July 24, 2023, according to prosecutors.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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