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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Gloves have also been recovered as evidence and were sent out for analysis.
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Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Your child’s school will send out emails asking that parents keep unvaccinated children at home for the next three weeks, the virus’s maximum incubation period.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Bijou Phillips is hospitalized in Los Angeles and has sent out a public plea for help in finding a donor kidney.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Notification letters will be sent out on March 15.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Your child’s school will send out emails asking that parents keep unvaccinated children at home for the next three weeks, the virus’s maximum incubation period.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Bijou Phillips is hospitalized in Los Angeles and has sent out a public plea for help in finding a donor kidney.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Notification letters will be sent out on March 15.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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