SENT (OUT) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

sent (out)

verb

Definition of sent (out)

past tense of send (out)

as in released

to throw or give off strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air

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Verb

When released under conditions of acute stress, glucocorticoids power fight or flight by shunting metabolic energy away from processes such as digestion and toward the heart, lungs, brain and muscles.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

The president fielded questions from reporters for nearly 20 minutes after casting his own 2026 votes at the offices of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Saturday afternoon.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
Tarantino revealed the most personally meaningful piece of casting in a film filled with great performances — including supporting turns by multiple actors (Austin Butler, Mikey Madison, Sydney Sweeney) who have blown up in the seven years since.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cast

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The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.

— Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of radiated

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Copper atoms help verify the record intensity To check the intensity independently, the team directed the X-ray pulses onto a copper foil and examined the light emitted by its atoms.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of emitted

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The second round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today.

— Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Fortunately, transparency logs account for much of that failure, but this measure requires parties to actively monitor massive feeds and works only after unauthorized certificates have been issued.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of issued

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The backstory What started as a field station over 20 years ago has evolved into a tourism venture in collaboration between Wilderness, the Save the Rhino Trust, and neighboring Namibian communities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Many of these pieces evolved around favorite pieces that Eilish and Finneas have tested over the past year.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolved

Verb

Doc Square gave out two new prizes at its documentary work-in-progress showcase.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gave out

Verb

As the sun set over Evanston on Friday, a golden glow emanated from the limestone exterior of Ryan Field, which was mobbed for the first time by the Wildcat faithful.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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