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 After Hernández made it to third on a sacrifice bunt by Tommy Edman, Dalton got the end of his bat on a changeup and sent it up the middle, just out of reach of a diving Julien. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The 20 Transporter and Bandwagon missions that flew before Transporter-17 sent more than 1,800 payloads to Earth orbit. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026 Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Balogun was initially sent off during the United States’ 2-0 Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, but FIFA overturned the decision. — Lee Ying Shan,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 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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  • In the clinical setting, Busbee said, physical therapists use different size electrodes for various parts of the body, attached to a machine that transmits an electrical current to the electrodes.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • SpaceX is set to build a new economy in low Earth orbit, expanding its current Starlink telecommunications constellation and adding orbital AI data centers and even wirelessly transmitted solar power from space.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of transmit
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  • According to data from the trade intel firm Kpler, the Saudis have shipped 34 million barrels through the Strait of Hormuz since the day both countries signed an agreement to end the war.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Everything above that, including the roof, the first floor, and the partition walls of the central volume, was largely prefabricated in steel and shipped to the plot, ready to be installed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Definition of ship
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  • Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of transport
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  • If someone is affected by heat, immediately transfer them to a cool and shaded area.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
  • When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • To help boost those numbers, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) recently released a brief PSA video advising on the best ways to locate and dispatch the ongoing troublemakers.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Members of the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company were subsequently dispatched to the scene.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of dispatch

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