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
Bieber has had clashes with the paparazzi, and has sent ambiguous messages over social media hinting at his sorrow.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The game went to extras after the Red Sox couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, but after Garrett Whitlock sent the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, Boston only needed a base hit with the game-winning ghost runner starting the inning at second base.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The first group sent to Costa Rica included migrants from Albania, Kenya, Morocco, China, India and Cameroon, in addition to eight people from Guatemala and four Honduran nationals.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Those are applications, likely sent by mail, that have been submitted but that the agency has not physically opened and assigned a category.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
The superintendent of Oswego School District 308 has sent a follow up letter to parents after the district sent an offer of remedial summer help to all minority students.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Who would have sent the invoices to … Troy?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The release was sent a few hours before the latest deluge of rain hits Milwaukee, following multiple storms this week.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The game went to extras after the Red Sox couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, but after Garrett Whitlock sent the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, Boston only needed a base hit with the game-winning ghost runner starting the inning at second base.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The first group sent to Costa Rica included migrants from Albania, Kenya, Morocco, China, India and Cameroon, in addition to eight people from Guatemala and four Honduran nationals.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Those are applications, likely sent by mail, that have been submitted but that the agency has not physically opened and assigned a category.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
The superintendent of Oswego School District 308 has sent a follow up letter to parents after the district sent an offer of remedial summer help to all minority students.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Who would have sent the invoices to … Troy?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The release was sent a few hours before the latest deluge of rain hits Milwaukee, following multiple storms this week.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent
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Among them are the New Yorker writer Emily Hahn, who was living in Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, and Donald Hasuike, a fourteen-year-old Japanese American who was interned at a camp in Colorado with family before being shipped to Japan against his will.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Plants are shipped in their pots, ready to grow.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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That’s a lot of parasites The parasites found spoke volumes, given how they were transmitted.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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The bacteria is transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, where bacteria from the stool of an infected person is accidentally ingested or contacted.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The global energy shock stemming from maritime traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, has led to surging fuel prices and is threatening to push up inflation in many countries and impact economic growth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Rookie‘s most expensive episodes this season include the opener shot in Prague, the Con Air homage with dangerous criminals being transported by a plane and the major explosion at the Mid-Wilshire station.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said there were three people transferred to an area hospital with critical injuries, with at least one of them having to be extricated due to their foot becoming trapped.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Jackson was placed with a foster family unrelated to him for several weeks, then transferred to his grandfather’s custody in Roseville.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The suspect fled on foot, but police said his description was dispatched to officers.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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If the car was involved in a collision, a Waymo Roadside Assistance team will be dispatched and emergency services may be automatically called.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Sent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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