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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending (out)
  1. radiating
  2. casting
  3. releasing
  4. emitting
  5. giving out
  6. throwing out
  7. emanating
  8. issuing
Verb
  • The City of Angels star proved otherwise by uploading several photos of herself in her younger years, followed by a video of herself radiating from the inside and on the outside today.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Peak was certainly radiating, thanks to glossy eyelid makeup, rose blush and highlight on her cheeks, and sparkling pink lips.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • Tuesday’s Democratic sweep shook the energy stock market, boosting clean energy company shares on the expectation of a more renewables-friendly Congress and casting a pall on oil.
    — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Trump has made false claims about voting fraud, such as insisting noncitizens are casting ballots en masse.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • Authorities have a pending identification of the suspect and are not releasing it at this time, Losat said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than simply releasing it into the environment, some facilities can recover this heat and supply it to nearby homes and businesses through district heating networks.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • They’ve been handed yet another free pass to keep emitting harmful air pollution without the protections that safeguard our health.
    — Elizabeth Bechard, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • What's particularly interesting and endearing about this feature is that while previous implementations of the glowing logo relied on an existing screen backlight, OLED panels (which use self-emitting pixels) need no backlight.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of emitting
Verb
  • Consequently, roughly 71 percent expressed regret over previously giving out their real phone numbers to businesses and online platforms.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • This year’s contest recognized emerging writers across feature scripts, a dedicated horror/thriller race, TV pilots, short films, and a special screenplay mentorship category, giving out more than $18,000 in prizes.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving out
Verb
  • But the panel of judges questioned whether that argument was enough to justify throwing out the conviction, since FECA was only one part of the state's overall case.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Each of those fixes costs money, though, and so does throwing out food worth millions.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of throwing out
Verb
  • In addition to imaging the visible coronal light, the team will try to track the dispersal of superhot ions of iron into interplanetary space, which could give rare insights into the pattern of heat emanating from the corona.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The answer remains murky, but both alternatives have gained credence in recent days with signals emanating from the White House.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of emanating
Verb
  • Philadelphia police and the district attorney's office will be issuing subpoenas to the city's Department of Human Services in the wake of the death of a 10-year-old girl in foster care.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Qualcomm contributed to the selloff after issuing a disappointing earnings forecast for the current quarter.
    — Kif Leswing,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of issuing
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