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 That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Durbin delivered the final blow to the Orioles in the eighth inning, hammering Tyler Wells’ 91-mph cutter 364 feet over the Green Monster, and sending the Fenway Faithful into a frenzy. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The latest round of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz showed the risk faced by the Greek shipowners who are among the few still chasing outsized profits by sending their tankers into the world’s most dangerous waters. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Drury rolled the dice by sending his 2028 first-rounder to Vegas in the Dorofeyev trade, then doubled down by shipping his 2030 first to the Vancouver Canucks for Pettersson. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The board is also sending nonpartisan teams to deliver the supplemental ballots to voters unable to visit the board’s office due to travel, illness or other issues, Ealom said. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 Other cases may be solved just by sending DNA off to the lab. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 July 2026 The Braves, Dodgers, and Phillies are each sending five players. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending

Verb

Identifying which item at Taco Bell is transmitting cyclospora is the challenge.

— Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But Nia showed a talent for transmitting the scene’s legacy and ethos to a bigger, younger audience while pushing the envelope with her own sound, appearing current while earning crucial co-signs from scene elders like Goldie, DJ Die, and Randall.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

The company now manufactures everything from canvases and rope covers to skirts and branding, shipping across Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The previous disruptions to shipping between 2023 and 2025 probably cost some $20 billion a year, according to industry estimates.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of shipping

Verb

Rather than transferring the whiskeys into entirely different finishing barrels, toasted pieces of American and French oak are placed into their existing barrels, allowing the whiskey to extract additional flavors from the wood.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
There’s even a tire failure-detection system that helps stabilize the car by transferring torque across the remaining wheels in milliseconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

Energy storage systems such as batteries play a pivotal role in smoothing renewable intermittency by absorbing excess solar and wind generation and dispatching it when production dips.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2026
But Unitree is the world leader in terms of volume, dispatching more than 5,500 units in 2025, comprising over a quarter of a global market that is only just waking.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026