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
Wilting leaves are an orchid’s way of sending an SOS.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
The rain saturated soils, causing trees to collapse, sparking power outages and sending landslides onto Highway 1 in multiple places.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
While firefighters were evacuating residents from the apartment building, other crews were sending water into the burning building, which wasn’t extinguished until the roof collapsed and crews could hit the flames directly.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Krist Noem announced her agency would be sending 2,000 federal agents to the Twin Cities for enforcement actions.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026
The World Baseball Classic seems to be gaining steam as a marquee event, and MLB is at least considering sending its players to the 2028 Olympics.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
When reached for comment, Johnson, who lives in Parrish on he Gulf Coast of Florida, declined to be interviewed, instead sending his campaign website.
—Carter Weinhofer, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond sending the Hoosiers to their first national-title game, the victory kept alive perhaps the most unforeseen turnaround in the history of college football.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
The rain saturated soils, causing trees to collapse, sparking power outages and sending landslides onto Highway 1 in multiple places.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
While firefighters were evacuating residents from the apartment building, other crews were sending water into the burning building, which wasn’t extinguished until the roof collapsed and crews could hit the flames directly.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Krist Noem announced her agency would be sending 2,000 federal agents to the Twin Cities for enforcement actions.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026
The World Baseball Classic seems to be gaining steam as a marquee event, and MLB is at least considering sending its players to the 2028 Olympics.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
When reached for comment, Johnson, who lives in Parrish on he Gulf Coast of Florida, declined to be interviewed, instead sending his campaign website.
—Carter Weinhofer, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond sending the Hoosiers to their first national-title game, the victory kept alive perhaps the most unforeseen turnaround in the history of college football.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending
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Ronkonkoma resident Anthony Noto was indicted on charges of knowingly transmitting a threat to injure on Instagram in September 2025.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Beyond simply transmitting data, what other possibilities are emerging for tomorrow’s networks?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Dec. 2025
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School officials said the bus was transporting third-grade students back from a school trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City when the incident occurred.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Initial roles will focus on low-risk tasks such as sorting, sequencing, and transporting parts along the production line.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fraimic has opened preorders on its website and plans to begin shipping in May.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Tan said at an industry conference this week that Intel began shipping its first sub-2-nanometer 18A products on schedule at the end of 2025.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Carrington spent his first two years at Minnesota before transferring to Tulsa last year and Wisconsin for this season.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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After her time at Austin Prep, Carey played two seasons at Stonehill before transferring to BU last year.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Providence Fire Department officials quickly declared a mass casualty incident, according to records, with the department dispatching rescue task forces and requesting ballistic protection for medics who were ordered to standby until police could secure each scene.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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As reported by local outlet Cleveland19, and per the police statement, police stated that officers responded immediately, dispatching all available patrol units and detectives due to the seriousness of the report and potential public danger.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Sending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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