as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
packed the child off to a good boarding school
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With his white headband working and his shoe repaired, Sterling helped lead a second-half surge by Harvard-Westlake that resulted in a 71-57 victory, sending the Wolverines into the Southern Section Open Division championship game Saturday.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Ayton scored 13 points in the second quarter, with Doncic and Reaves both sending alley-oop feeds his way for a pair of dunks.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Packing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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