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
Cass agrees to babysit their work crush Kalli’s (Louisa Krause) 11-year old daughter Ari (Ridley Asha Bateman), but when Kalli fails to return, memories of Cass’ own difficult childhood begin to resurface, sending them on a healing journey with Ari.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Very quickly after the FY26 budget request's release, however, NASA leadership started sending messages to staff about reshaping the agency in that image.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Transshipping typically sees importers sending items from a country that is not the shipment’s actual country of origin to avoid higher duties or specific scrutiny.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
The boys are now competitive dancers, doing jazz, tap and lyrical ballet, and Donoghue keeps in touch with many of the performers, sending them Christmas cards and messaging them on Facebook.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander then missed a pull-up triple, sending the game to OT.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Creating malware and sending scam emails can land you behind bars, but creating an AI that can do these things isn’t a crime, at least according to federal law.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers will start Blake Snell, while the Blue Jays are sending rookie Trey Yesavage to the mound for Game 1 on Friday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Very quickly after the FY26 budget request's release, however, NASA leadership started sending messages to staff about reshaping the agency in that image.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Transshipping typically sees importers sending items from a country that is not the shipment’s actual country of origin to avoid higher duties or specific scrutiny.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
The boys are now competitive dancers, doing jazz, tap and lyrical ballet, and Donoghue keeps in touch with many of the performers, sending them Christmas cards and messaging them on Facebook.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander then missed a pull-up triple, sending the game to OT.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Creating malware and sending scam emails can land you behind bars, but creating an AI that can do these things isn’t a crime, at least according to federal law.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers will start Blake Snell, while the Blue Jays are sending rookie Trey Yesavage to the mound for Game 1 on Friday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending
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This conversation didn’t just demonstrate the potential of transmitting voice.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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He was charged with transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication containing a threat.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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But beyond holding detainees, the sheriff's office doesn't assist ICE in transporting people to new holding locations or airports for deportation.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mississippi authorities have not disclosed the company involved in transporting the monkeys, where the monkeys were headed or who owns them.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tuuli Narkle Fans might be shipping Narkle's character, Constable Cooper, and Sager's Jackson, but her relationship status off-screen is currently unclear.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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One team that could be shipping off some of its star players is the New York Jets, who have reportedly been receiving calls for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and running back Breece Hall.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Williams, an undersized combo forward who carves out space at will and debated turning pro after a first-team All-Big-12 campaign last year, will be the fulcrum of everything after transferring from Texas Tech.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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They've been charged with receiving, transferring and attempting to receive and transfer firearms knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that they would be used to commit terrorism.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After dispatching Matt last week, the Ulis took Jason out this week to give themselves the numbers heading towards another tribe swap next week.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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This aunt would look into the ball and see the face of some distant relative, and then announce that the family would be having an unexpected visitor, before dispatching someone to the butcher’s to buy the very best pork chops for the occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Sending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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