as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
packed the child off to a good boarding school
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An accidental rear-end collision is what brings Davis and Maya together in the first place—and their ensuing relationship, though not without its bumps, sends the story on some of its more pleasurable curves.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026 -
In the fall, my dad sends me text messages with updates on his further Foucault studies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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That prescription goes to a compounding pharmacy, which then ships the peptides to the patient.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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Things are more transient now, with East Coast military transplants looking for a good watch pah-ty coming and going as Uncle Sam ships them in and out of the Springs.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Packs (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packs%20%28off%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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