send

verb

ˈsend How to pronounce send (audio)
Definition of sendnext
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 Investors noticed, sending the stock up around 7% and lifting other quantum companies like IonQ and Rigetti along with it. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Friday’s request follows a letter sent to HHS earlier this month from more than a dozen Assembly Republicans. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026 These would be the brightest satellites ever sent to Earth’s orbit, and Reflect Orbital aims to launch up to 50,000 by 2035. — Chris Young july 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026 The note was apparently sent one day after Nancy’s reported disappearance. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for send
Recent Examples of Synonyms for send
  1. transmit
  2. ship
  3. transport
  4. transfer
  5. dispatch
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  • This time, according to the calendar transmitted to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Thursday by electoral officials, the elections council is attempting to organize the vote in just under five months.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The demonstration validated the systems’ ability to provide persistent acoustic sensing while transmitting track data to undersea command centers worldwide.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of transmit
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  • Yanbu is home to a major Red Sea port capable of shipping millions of barrels of oil daily.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Titans subsequently shipped him to the Green Bay Packers after two years.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of ship
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  • Six passengers were taken to a hospital in Bellingham, 4 passengers were transported to a hospital in Harbor, and the pilot was transported to a hospital in Mount Vernon, the airline said in its statement.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Saudi Arabia relies on an alternative route through a pipeline that stretches across the country to the Red Sea, where tankers load and transport the crude.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of transport
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  • Another person later died after being transferred to a local hospital, officials said during a press conference.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 July 2026
  • Thomas County Central quarterback Aidan McPherson’s successful appeal for eligibility after his transfer from Rome was big news this week, but McPherson is hardly the only big-name player who has transferred this offseason.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • On Monday, the Philippine military says a China Coast Guard ship dispatched a smaller boat that approached the Sierra Madre.
    — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • For example, a manufacturer drowning in unplanned downtime deployed an AI agent to dispatch maintenance the moment a machine faltered.
    — Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of dispatch

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