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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as in to cast
to throw or give off
strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air
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Recent Examples of send
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Most entrepreneurs either send generic messages or spend too much time personalizing each one.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Resulting shortages sent automakers worldwide into a tizzy.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
John Ross Bend, Ore. • Letters should be sent with the writer’s name, address, and daytime phone number via e-mail to themail@newyorker.com.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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In both January and March 2025, the vehicles used in the tests instead met their demise in dramatic explosions that sent cascades of fiery debris streaking across the sky in Caribbean countries and Florida – disrupting air traffic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Most entrepreneurs either send generic messages or spend too much time personalizing each one.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Resulting shortages sent automakers worldwide into a tizzy.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
John Ross Bend, Ore. • Letters should be sent with the writer’s name, address, and daytime phone number via e-mail to themail@newyorker.com.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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