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
Calvo said the move sends a message about fiscal responsibility.
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Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The probe sends a chilling message to Powell – and to whomever might next lead the Fed.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Tessa Thompson toplines as Anna, an Atlanta newscaster who has fallen into a life of reclusivity, until a murder in her nearby hometown sends her back in hopes of finding answers — and returning to her cushy gig as the face of her network.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Even when nothing touches the robot, the skin sends a small electrical pulse to the robot every 75 to 150 seconds.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Hachimura’s return sends Jake LaRavia back to the bench.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
That’s as the AI boom increasingly sends companies, including hyperscalers and adjacent firms, to the bond market to fund massive investments in data centers and other infrastructure.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Austin immigration advocates have argued that similar changes in Austin, and a lack of clarification from the police department on its policy, sends a message that contact with officers — even as a victim or witness — carries unpredictable risks for immigrant families.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The probe sends a chilling message to Powell – and to whomever might next lead the Fed.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Tessa Thompson toplines as Anna, an Atlanta newscaster who has fallen into a life of reclusivity, until a murder in her nearby hometown sends her back in hopes of finding answers — and returning to her cushy gig as the face of her network.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Even when nothing touches the robot, the skin sends a small electrical pulse to the robot every 75 to 150 seconds.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Hachimura’s return sends Jake LaRavia back to the bench.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
That’s as the AI boom increasingly sends companies, including hyperscalers and adjacent firms, to the bond market to fund massive investments in data centers and other infrastructure.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Austin immigration advocates have argued that similar changes in Austin, and a lack of clarification from the police department on its policy, sends a message that contact with officers — even as a victim or witness — carries unpredictable risks for immigrant families.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends
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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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In one of his stories a fabricator of artificial eyes creates a portable surveillance camera in the form of an egg-size eyeball that transmits images to its creator.—
Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Dec. 2025
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Loaded with questions and crimes, the Syrian train transports its people to the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Riddled with tantalizing intrigue, back street collusion and heroic acts in the face of danger, Gediman's podcast transports listeners to a time which has been left out of history books.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Jan. 2026
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Brushing is where someone ships an item to a person who did not actually order it as part of a scam to improve the seller’s rating on a platform such as Amazon.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brushing is where someone ships an item to a person that did not actually order it as part of a scam to improve the seller’s rating on a platform such as Amazon.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025
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But the teen-soap relationship dynamics among Clover and her friends are secondary to the gleeful creativity with which the movie dispatches them — over and over again.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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So when hundreds of federal agents arrived in September, activists poured energy into an emergency hotline that dispatches response teams to gather intel, including names of those detained.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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In these systems, a dye molecule absorbs light and transfers the energy to a catalyst surface.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2025
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According to the Israeli security agencies, the network receives, stores, and transfers Iranian funds from within Turkey.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Sends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sends. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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