as in transmitting
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 sending
Riquelme Vega, a Chilean Dutch cocaine importer also in the Super Cartel, wanted to murder a rival in Dubai by sending a team of Colombian assassins to the Emirates, Kinahan voiced his disapproval.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Right now, engineers need to understand, as coders sending things into the real world, how their work is affecting people.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Off the coast of Rhode IslandAP — Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
—Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Starbucks’ investments had pinched profits in the previous quarter, but this past quarter saw profit and sales rise simultaneously for the first time in two years, easing Wall Street’s nerves and sending shares upward.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The pass-through credit restores some of the deduction by sending 100 percent of a New York City business tax back to business owners.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Edge rusher Zion Young has been getting first-round buzz by analysts with some sending him to the Chiefs at 29th overall in draft predictions.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The couple shared a smooch while sending happy Christmas wishes to their followers back in December 2023.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Right now, engineers need to understand, as coders sending things into the real world, how their work is affecting people.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Off the coast of Rhode IslandAP — Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
—Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Starbucks’ investments had pinched profits in the previous quarter, but this past quarter saw profit and sales rise simultaneously for the first time in two years, easing Wall Street’s nerves and sending shares upward.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The pass-through credit restores some of the deduction by sending 100 percent of a New York City business tax back to business owners.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Edge rusher Zion Young has been getting first-round buzz by analysts with some sending him to the Chiefs at 29th overall in draft predictions.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The couple shared a smooch while sending happy Christmas wishes to their followers back in December 2023.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending
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The fourteenth element is also very poor at transmitting light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead of mining and transporting coal to the surface – a costly and complex process – the system could convert coal into electricity in situ, transmitting only power upward.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Three of the vehicles that Gonzalez was transporting have been located in parts of Florida since Gonzalez went missing, agents say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Allen appeared in federal court Monday wearing a blue prison jumpsuit to face charges of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting a firearm across state lines, according to the Department of Justice.—
Julia Bonavita , David Spunt , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Former Boundary Waters guide John Kerschbaum traded canoe paddling for gondola cruising in 2000 (after shipping an authentic vessel from Venice to Minnesota), and his business has thrived ever since.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tehran's attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has also severely constrained the UAE's ability to export oil, threatening the foundation of its economy.—
Spencer Kimball,Emma Graham,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tibbetts went to high school at Jefferson before transferring to a school in Sioux Falls as a junior.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Before transferring to Texas A&M, Onyedim was a teammate of Denver’s Eyioma Uwazurike at Iowa State.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The name Business Wire likely derives from the terms news wires or wire services, which recall the mid-19th-century method of dispatching news via telegraph, sending electrical signals via wire across great distances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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After dispatching her parents from Phoenix to inspect the property, the couple decided to go ahead with the purchase.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Sending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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