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
Officials nationwide are asking the refinery to allow USW members to return to work, including a group of four state treasurers who sent a letter to BP CEO Meg O’Neill, asking for an end to the lockout.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Good thing Roberts sent Ohtani back out too.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
At a time when most papers merely reported events, his papers created them, sending reporters out to perform daring rescues, solve sensational murders, and even meddle in geopolitics.
—Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Maybe the Trumps are right and my family boasts a lot of chumps, sending six men off to World War II alone.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Good thing Roberts sent Ohtani back out too.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
At a time when most papers merely reported events, his papers created them, sending reporters out to perform daring rescues, solve sensational murders, and even meddle in geopolitics.
—Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Maybe the Trumps are right and my family boasts a lot of chumps, sending six men off to World War II alone.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send
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According to the Windward website, ship spoofing is the act of transmitting false information via the Automatic Identification System, requiring vessels to disclose tracking data, including the ship's name and identification number, as well as speed, heading and course over ground.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Weather balloons, which are filled with hydrogen or helium, carry small instruments called radiosondes into the upper atmosphere to measure temperature, humidity and wind speed and transmit data back to the ground.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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Plants are shipped in their pots, ready to grow.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Those tomatoes should be ready to ship in the next two weeks, which should ease some of the pressure from the shortage.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Riverside County Department of Animal Services All of the ducks were transported to the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus on Tuesday and put up for adoption beginning Wednesday morning.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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State officials have approved a private initiative to transport the whale back to the North Sea and possibly further to the Atlantic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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If no owner comes forward, Ingram said the zebra will likely be transferred to a nearby exotic animal sanctuary.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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However, the confident Vodnik is not shy about sharing his game plan on dispatching Ohtani.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sharif dispatched Munir to Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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