SENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sent

verb

Definition of sent

past tense of send

as in shipped

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 sent Grocery store quality produce is sent to Fresh Food Partner corner stores, convenience shops and other local stores, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, for people to purchase. — Zuri Primos july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 According to data provided by the organizers, the 13 stores gave out more than 2750 passports, and all 325 finisher tote bags (and more than 51 additional people finished and will be sent finisher prizes). — Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026 Friday’s request follows a letter sent to HHS earlier this month from more than a dozen Assembly Republicans. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026 These would be the brightest satellites ever sent to Earth’s orbit, and Reflect Orbital aims to launch up to 50,000 by 2035. — Chris Young july 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026 Future has now sent 21 projects to the tally, with 19 reaching the top 10. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Journalist and documentarian Briana Whitney appeared on the Crime Junkie podcast earlier this month and read part of a letter sent from an unknown person who apparently took Nancy. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026 So Iran sent all of that oil toward China, by far its biggest customer before and during the war. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent

Verb

If a third-party bug let your model escape, the story is that OpenAI shipped an eval without a fence while sitting on some of the most capable models on earth, and did not use them to audit your own dependencies.

— Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The organization packed 313 additional baskets and shipped them to families outside the local delivery area.

— Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 July 2026

Definition of shipped

Verb

The data collected by these robots can be filtered and transmitted to operators in real time, allowing companies to identify problems earlier and shift from reactive repairs toward predictive maintenance.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Opaque weights prevent fine-tuning for specialized verticals such as healthcare diagnostics, manufacturing quality control, or financial risk modeling, where proprietary data cannot be transmitted to external APIs.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of transmitted

Verb

Jackie has been in the care of the raptor center since July 17, when she was transferred following rescue by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation's San Dimas Raptor Rescue team.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Doster is a Carol City native who transferred from Miami Carol City Senior High School to the School For Advanced Studies’ joint enrollment program with Miami-Dade College at the college’s Wolfson campus in downtown Miami.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of transferred

Verb

Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
The call was not dispatched to emergency crews until Thursday morning.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 July 2026