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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The date was already known but Apple has now sent out press invites to the keynote. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 In 1847, after two years had passed without word from the expedition, Jane and seasoned Arctic explorers like the Rosses urged the Admiralty to send out a search party. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025 This is why 1,500 FBI agents are moving out of Washington, D.C., to be sent out into the field. Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025 Since receiving that letter, employees say the company has not sent out any communications. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 May 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 23 May. 2025.

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