send out

verb

sent out; sending out; sends out
1
: to mail (something) to many different people or places
Have you sent out the invitations yet?
2
: to cause (a signal) to go out
The pilot sent out a distress signal.
3
: to cause (light, heat, etc.) to move outward from a source
The coals sent out a reddish glow.
4
: to produce (something) in the process of growing or developing
The plant began to send out its shoots.

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The chemical also blocked the repair signals that the brain usually sends out after experiencing physical trauma. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 In late spring, the anchors will be installed on the bay bottom, and then, on May 1 and 2, 400 workers will be sent out to clean up the garbage on the 11 islands. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 Mariscos Jalisco sent out trays of shrimp tacos — a nod to the couple’s seafood origin story — but guests still beelined for the truck, forming a line down the block. Kit Warchol, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The kitchen sends out tuna poke with watermelon radish like delicate sashimi art, some variation on a lobster pozole. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send out

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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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