send out

verb

sent out; sending out; sends out
Synonyms of send outnext
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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Building the first complete energy budget of forming and sending out a bacterial spore also shows where a spore is most vulnerable – an important data point to fight the bacteria behind some of the hardest hospital infections to treat. — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 After false start moved the ball back to the 19, the Rams (1-2) sent out five receivers but Hufanga secured his second interception, this one in the end zone. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 And the Atlanta Department of Transportation sent out no text alerts. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 Every Tuesday, Collins’s office sends out a newsletter detailing her activities in Washington and in Maine. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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