as in to transmit
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 send
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Instead of using the money to provide hospice care for legitimately dying patients, Davis alleged, the suspects used it for international travel, to pay mortgages and car loans and to send money overseas.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Harvey’s request for state financial relief under Illinois’ Financially Distressed City Law was rejected in February, according to a letter sent by the Illinois Department of Revenue to the city’s lawyers.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The team of archaeologists had been sent to survey the scene ahead of plans to develop a controversial infrastructure scheme.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Instead of using the money to provide hospice care for legitimately dying patients, Davis alleged, the suspects used it for international travel, to pay mortgages and car loans and to send money overseas.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Harvey’s request for state financial relief under Illinois’ Financially Distressed City Law was rejected in February, according to a letter sent by the Illinois Department of Revenue to the city’s lawyers.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The team of archaeologists had been sent to survey the scene ahead of plans to develop a controversial infrastructure scheme.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send
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The data is then transmitted back to Earth at just 160 bits per second.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rabies, a virus transmitted through bites and scratches, poses risks to both humans and pets.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Environmental standards aren't as strict in Asia, and the refiners have to ship the gas back to California halfway around the world.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Even engineering heavyweights and frontier labs are losing ground as users are demanding more than hyperscalers are prepared to deliver—a tension that’s reached a boiling point as teams like OpenAI race to ship both breakthrough capabilities and unprecedented uncertainty at the same time.—
Sumeet Vaidya,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sadriu said the bystander was transported to an area hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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He was transported to the base of the mountain to a waiting ambulance.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At safety, Panthers fans surely shed a tear when true-freshman star Jessiah McGrew transferred to Arizona State.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The watchstanders issued a broadcast alerting other boats in the area, and dispatched a 45-foot Coast Guard response boat and a Jayhawk helicopter.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Small groups of visitors will be dispatched with a Hogwarts professor to take part in a 12-minute experience throughout the Wizarding World with interactive moments involving the use of magic wands.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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