SENDING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sending

verb

present participle of send

as in transmitting

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 sending The fire broke out June 17 and raged for eight days, sending a massive amount of smoke into the atmosphere and prompting warnings for nearby residents to stay inside. — City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026 No matter when they were purchased, the stamp would be good for sending mail. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Accommodating clients who repeatedly cross these boundaries (like sending late-night texts and expecting a quick reply) can lead to burnout and frustration. — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 That persistent threat kept oil prices high through March, April and May, sending gas prices surging and global oil inventories to dangerously low levels. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Just 12 miles away and around the same time, William, 44, visited Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (The London Welsh School) in Hanwell, West London, to join students in sending their best wishes to Team Wales ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 July 2026 The district court first blocked enforcement of the law, and the Fourth Circuit later ruled against West Virginia on the Title IX claim while sending the Equal Protection issue back for more fact-finding. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Congo placed third in Group K and among the top third-place group finishers, sending them on to the knockout rounds for the first time in history. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending

Verb

Elom encouraged voters to go directly to their local election boards for help on requesting and transmitting absentee ballots.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Merely transmitting documents to counsel after their creation doesn’t convert them into privileged communications.

— Daniel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

Cole was initially charged with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Paramedics performed life-saving measures on the unconscious child before transporting him to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, according to CBS News.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of transporting

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The Lakers started reloading their draft assets by trading Deandre Ayton on Friday, shipping the big man to Washington for Jaden Hardy and second-round draft picks in 2031 and 2032.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of shipping

Verb

Atalanta’s De Ketelaere scored his first goals of the tournament, dispatching two from close range, while the metronomic Youri Tielemens was excellent in a slightly more advanced midfield role.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026
And the first round this year certainly had its shining moments – from demolishing Paraguay to tidily dispatching Australia.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026