as in transmits
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 sends
Quinn Hughes’s 3-on-3 winner for the Americans sends them on to play Slovakia; Nick Suzuki played hero for Canada, who will meet Finland.
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Rick Maese, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2026
The enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act is largely carried out by the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which sends employees to a variety of businesses, from dog breeders to zoos, to inspect them for compliance with the law.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The banker behind the network sends an assassin, The Father (Stephen Moyer), after Peter and Isabel.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
As the Iranian government faces one of the most difficult moments in its brief existence – both internally and externally—the question now, as the US sends a second aircraft carrier to the region is will this time be different?
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
And among their biggest red flags are someone who wants to merge finances quickly (67%), someone with significant credit card debt (63%), and someone who sends a Venmo or Zelle request immediately after a date (57%).
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026
Economist and university professor Gustavo Machado said the reform sends a signal of greater legal stability that could encourage companies to expand operations and prompt the return of key oilfield service providers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
In the fall, my dad sends me text messages with updates on his further Foucault studies.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Rick Maese, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2026
The enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act is largely carried out by the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which sends employees to a variety of businesses, from dog breeders to zoos, to inspect them for compliance with the law.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The banker behind the network sends an assassin, The Father (Stephen Moyer), after Peter and Isabel.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
As the Iranian government faces one of the most difficult moments in its brief existence – both internally and externally—the question now, as the US sends a second aircraft carrier to the region is will this time be different?
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
And among their biggest red flags are someone who wants to merge finances quickly (67%), someone with significant credit card debt (63%), and someone who sends a Venmo or Zelle request immediately after a date (57%).
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026
Economist and university professor Gustavo Machado said the reform sends a signal of greater legal stability that could encourage companies to expand operations and prompt the return of key oilfield service providers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
In the fall, my dad sends me text messages with updates on his further Foucault studies.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends
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CapRadio’s tower plan CapRadio tried for more than a decade to repair the tower beaming KXPR, which transmits classical music.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The CubeSat takes a high-definition image of its surroundings every 2 minutes and transmits it to the laptop.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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To demonstrate its capabilities, the AI visually transports Jia through a series of shifting cinematic landscapes, placing the director inside stylized environments that evoke the visual worlds associated with his films.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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The result is a floral, fruity, and undeniably elegant scent that transports you to the south of France, donning a little black dress with a martini in hand.—
Allure,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
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The only wine club that exclusively ships Napa Valley red wine to its members, Robb Report 672 Napa Valley Wine Club is busily preparing its first selection of the year.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kirk Cousins, who has $10 million guaranteed this year and another $10 million due on March 15 in a roster bonus, will likely force his release from Atlanta, or allow the Falcons to broker a trade that ships him elsewhere.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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And then there’s the self-serving Ghoul, who dispatches with anyone who gets in his way.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The facility works closely with Hoover Dam and transfers power to the Los Angeles basin, McMahill said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026
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The transfer shell game The problems compound when ICE transfers detainees without notice, a practice attorneys said is a kind of shell game designed to frustrate legal challenges.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sends. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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