SENDING (OUT) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

sending (out)

verb

present participle of send (out)

as in radiating

to throw or give off strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air

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In photos shared by celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos on September 19, the British lawyer could be seen radiating in a sunshine yellow sundress during a week-long trip to Malawi, Africa as part of a Clooney Foundation for Justice initiative.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
Barbara and Ibby forge a friendship that’s unexpectedly compelling because of the strength of the two actors, radiating an interiority that isn’t on the page.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

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Across the dozen tracks, Sivan leans heavily on ’90s touchstones, traipsing from glitch-hop to drum and bass, casting a wide net across sounds and scope.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Gilroy also talked about casting Pedro Pascal after Oscar Isaac’s schedule forced him to leave the role — and how Pascal learned the cello to play in camera for the scoring-session scenes.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of casting

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But ahead of November's midterm election, Democrats in recent weeks have ramped up campaign ads hitting their GOP opponents for past opposition to releasing the Epstein files.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The trigger for lithium-ion battery fires is a process called thermal runaway, a cascading sequence of heat-releasing reactions inside the battery cell.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of releasing

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The grants would provide $100,000 to family farmers who turn their farm in two years from a CO2-emitting operation into a CO2-capturing operation.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Unlike a conventional light-emitting display, E Ink’s technology reflects ambient light.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of emitting

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Elton John, a longtime friend of Stipe’s, broke his longstanding rule against giving out phone numbers to link up Watt and Stipe, sensing the two would enjoy a partnership.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
The shows are part of a growing cottage industry that the city is supporting by streamlining the permit process and giving out awards to creators.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of giving out

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Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Supermarket owners described throwing out nearly a dumpster’s worth of frozen food.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing out

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In such disparate areas as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum science, bioengineering, next-generation energy, and space, breakthroughs that are crucial to the country’s power and influence are emanating from private companies.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Its unfurling will reveal an image of the cosmos overlain with blooming flowers and splintered prisms emanating rainbows.

— Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of emanating

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Networks have been cautious about any airing of a public death, issuing viewer advisories or having general policies against airing the moment of death.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Even though the cameras aren’t yet issuing official tickets — the program must undergo a 60-day warning period in November — preliminary testing data captured approximately 100,000 speeding violations over the course of nine days last month.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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