send out
phrasal 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 Spurs just sent out a mountain of picks to get Fox.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Hembree sent out an email Thursday stating that, in light of this delay, the Folk School would be closing Aug. 9.
—Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
Because the shape was incomplete, the alert was sent out to all of Warren County, and some of Montgomery County, Centerville and Middletown.
—The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
So instead of this ship simply have encountered Xenomorph life on a planet, it was sent out there to try to collect species from different planets.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Hembree sent out an email Thursday stating that, in light of this delay, the Folk School would be closing Aug. 9.
—Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
Because the shape was incomplete, the alert was sent out to all of Warren County, and some of Montgomery County, Centerville and Middletown.
—The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
So instead of this ship simply have encountered Xenomorph life on a planet, it was sent out there to try to collect species from different planets.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
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 3 Aug. 2025.
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