sending (away)

present participle of send (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending (away)
turning away
Verb
  • The photos, plain and anonymous, feature a woman in a white dress, her head cropped out of the photo and a girl in pink, heavily blurred, turning away from the camera to reveal a braid garnished with a delicate bow.
    Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Fracturing politics So far, Britain’s increasingly fractured political landscape has benefited Reform UK, as people have felt increasingly confident turning away from the country’s two major parties – Labour and the Conservatives.
    Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
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“Sending (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending%20%28away%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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