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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When the pair ended their relationship, the bully didn’t stop, even sending texts to Owen’s new love interest and her mother.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
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Without him, the team play in Tehran and, despite losing, somehow win on points, sending them through to the World Cup.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Packing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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