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 Videos of the response show crews dousing the building with water as flames leap through the roof of the market, sending black plumes of smoke into the air. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 During an April news conference, Menon said the mission is a critical stepping stone as NASA sets its sights on building a moon base and, eventually, sending people to Mars. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 July 2026 The Braves, Dodgers, and Phillies are each sending five players. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026 Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026 In a garden bed, a petunia can continue expanding below ground, sending roots out in search of nutrients to fuel all that growth. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 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 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

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Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve large data centers.

— Theodore J. Kury, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The Congolese authorities declared a fresh Ebola outbreak on May 15 after the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection, according to the WHO.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of transmitting

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During the demonstration, the robot autonomously handled repetitive pick-and-place operations, transporting items between workstations while adapting to changing object positions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
The bulk of expenses in operating a space station will come not from the facility itself, but safely transporting crew and cargo to the facilities.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of transporting

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The policy proposal met with deep skepticism from energy experts and swift opposition from shipping industry groups, including the United Nations' International Maritime Organization.

— Kevin Breuninger,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2026
But a huge company like GM, which has large volumes of scrap to recycle, can optimize the logistics of shipping them.

— Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of shipping

Verb

The school felt he was obligated to honor that deal, which prompted a lawsuit in order that attempted to bar him from transferring.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
The $250 million the state is transferring into the fiscal year 2027 budget represents the starting point for state revenue in the new fiscal year.

— Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

Definition of transferring

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The upgrade will also streamline dispatching, allowing trains to be routed from the MTA’s Midtown rail control center.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
But aside from dispatching shotgun-toting police agents to keep an eye on them, Venezuelan authorities mostly ignored the protesters.

— John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026