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 county’s emergency alert system will also send out notifications about mosquito sightings and treatements happening in specific neighborhoods, officials said.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Most players expect to be handed a big gun, or some other lethal power, and get sent out on missions to knock around bad guys and cause some property destruction.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Before the crash, Hare’s patrol vehicle sent out a distress signal, leading to an officer finding the cruiser with no one inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Every year, the age threshold gets lower, and every year, the people of Lumiere send out an expedition to defeat the Paintress and reclaim their futures.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Most players expect to be handed a big gun, or some other lethal power, and get sent out on missions to knock around bad guys and cause some property destruction.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Before the crash, Hare’s patrol vehicle sent out a distress signal, leading to an officer finding the cruiser with no one inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Every year, the age threshold gets lower, and every year, the people of Lumiere send out an expedition to defeat the Paintress and reclaim their futures.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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