as in shipped
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
they promised to send the package in the morning
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Recent Examples of sent
The Pentagon has sent thousands of troops to the region.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Two teenagers are facing charges in connection to a Hackensack, New Jersey, stabbing that sent one of them to the hospital.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
None of them had sent me flowers, or even a sympathy card.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said messages in the group chat along with the fact that the Pawula sent the texts to Rita, Chad Salefski and other family and friends of Rita and Salefski showed they were intended to offend the two political candidates.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
In February, Orbán sent Hungarian soldiers to guard the country’s oil and gas infrastructure, allegedly to prevent a Ukrainian attack, for which there was no evidence.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Carrying the puck down the left side on the rush, Hughes sent a perfect lateral pass into the crease for Brock Boeser to redirect past Yaroslav Askarov.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Two teenagers are facing charges in connection to a Hackensack, New Jersey, stabbing that sent one of them to the hospital.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
None of them had sent me flowers, or even a sympathy card.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said messages in the group chat along with the fact that the Pawula sent the texts to Rita, Chad Salefski and other family and friends of Rita and Salefski showed they were intended to offend the two political candidates.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
In February, Orbán sent Hungarian soldiers to guard the country’s oil and gas infrastructure, allegedly to prevent a Ukrainian attack, for which there was no evidence.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Carrying the puck down the left side on the rush, Hughes sent a perfect lateral pass into the crease for Brock Boeser to redirect past Yaroslav Askarov.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent
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After two sub-par seasons as a starter, he was shipped to Philadelphia to be the backup to Pro Bowl quarterback Jalen Hurts.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Clean energy innovation Ørsted has shipped key parts for Hornsea 3 from around the world.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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As pitches are tracked by cameras around the field, that data is transmitted quickly and reliably to the ABS system operator in the press box, who can then deliver the results back to the field within seconds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Your precise coordinates are never transmitted to or stored by the AJC.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment by Boston EMS after the officers applied tourniquets to their wounds, BPD said.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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On-site medical staff was called immediately, according to ICE, and he was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Florida expects to return Orlando’s Isaiah Brown and his older brother AJ, who transferred last spring from Ohio and redshirted following shoulder surgery.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The separate library fund, with revenues exceeding expenditures by $933,800, transferred $700,000 for future maintenance and capital improvements and contributed $116,900 each for meeting unfunded pension and post-employment benefits liabilities.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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More than 200 Ukrainian experts have been dispatched to advise Middle East countries on how to intercept attacks that have wreaked havoc on energy infrastructure across the region.—
Anniek Bao,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Robbins was suspended by coach Bill Callahan, dispatched to the Betty Ford Center for rehab, and the Raiders lost 48-21 to Jon Gruden’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Sent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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