as in to transmit
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 send
The situation has gotten so severe that Trump has threatened to send troops to rescue the Iranian people from their clerical regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2026
Sherwood, a pending unrestricted free agent, was acquired by the Sharks on Monday in a splashy trade that saw two second round picks, one this year and one in 2027, plus defenseman Cole Clayton, sent to the Canucks.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Finally, many agents don’t send passes at all.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Photos should be sent as JPEGs.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2026
Sherwood, a pending unrestricted free agent, was acquired by the Sharks on Monday in a splashy trade that saw two second round picks, one this year and one in 2027, plus defenseman Cole Clayton, sent to the Canucks.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Finally, many agents don’t send passes at all.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Photos should be sent as JPEGs.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send
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During the exercise, the destroyer successfully acquired submarine targets and transmitted a large amount of data back in real time.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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It was designed as a tool to transmit information—not to manage attention, performance, or accountability.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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These wines were shipped to other continents and consumed in royal courts.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Though those sales are just a fraction of the three billion iPhones Apple has shipped as of mid-2025, the glasses show that a product category that spent years as a punchline is finally gaining traction.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Phoenix Fire Department responded to the scene, transported Danny to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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The following year, she was named CEO, becoming the first woman to lead the carrier, which transports some 41 million passengers annually, since its founding in 1933.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Bilodeau transferred the momentum from his game-winning shot on Tuesday to Saturday’s first half.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Then identify 3-5 specific roles or industries where my existing skills would transfer well, and that offer stronger job security and growth potential than my previous field.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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In both instances, Copenhagen and the Greenlandic government in its capital Nuuk responded by expressing openness to further collaboration, stressing the importance of sovereignty and dispatching a high-level delegation for talks in Washington.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The force dispatched to the southern Helmand province – a Taliban stronghold and a center of opium production – initially comprised mostly British and Danish troops, before the US sent reinforcements in 2008.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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