as in transmitting
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 sending
The Angels loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th but left-hander Hogan Harris got Jorge Soler to ground out, sending the Angels to their 23rd loss in 29 games.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Musk additionally dreams of sending humans aboard Starship to colonize Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Several municipalities in the Twin Cities metro area are considering a program that would make drones first responders, essentially sending a camera in the sky to 911 calls ahead of police and firefighters.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Add in the artificial intelligence boom that’s sending equity valuations into the stratosphere from New York to Seoul.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Due out later this year, The Blame centers on the discovery of the body of a teenage figure skater, sending shockwaves through the town of Wakestead.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says sending a force into Iran to extract the 60% uranium stock would be easily done.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
The Major League Soccer scheduling gods finally did San Diego FC a solid, sending the ultimate slumpbuster to Snapdragon Stadium in the midst of a 10-game winless streak.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Musk additionally dreams of sending humans aboard Starship to colonize Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Several municipalities in the Twin Cities metro area are considering a program that would make drones first responders, essentially sending a camera in the sky to 911 calls ahead of police and firefighters.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Add in the artificial intelligence boom that’s sending equity valuations into the stratosphere from New York to Seoul.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Due out later this year, The Blame centers on the discovery of the body of a teenage figure skater, sending shockwaves through the town of Wakestead.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says sending a force into Iran to extract the 60% uranium stock would be easily done.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
The Major League Soccer scheduling gods finally did San Diego FC a solid, sending the ultimate slumpbuster to Snapdragon Stadium in the midst of a 10-game winless streak.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending
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Two of those simulators will conduct imaging operations focused on Starship’s heat shield, transmitting data and photographs back to mission control.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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After the rescue’s financier admitted that the tracker wasn’t working as planned, but was transmitting the whale’s vital signs, a marine biologist said that no GPS trackers existed which transmitted such data.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Russian media indicated that the hovercraft was built to carry no more than 10 passengers but was transporting 18 people along with heavy equipment at the time of the incident.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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In a new technical blog, the company demonstrated Atlas rotating its torso 180 degrees, squatting to pick up a mini-fridge, and transporting it while dynamically adjusting to shifting internal weight.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Cursor was able to gain significant share by shipping better features faster, the Menlo report noted.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Three of the four major frontier AI vendors are now shipping agents that can move money.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Last year, Coleman-Williams let new teammate Isaiah Horton take it after transferring to Alabama from Miami.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Al-Shurman played football at Golden West College in 2018 before transferring to NAIA Doane University in Nebraska.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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The conglomerate finalized its acquisition of Dragontails in September 2021, touting the platform’s ability to optimize kitchen flow and driver dispatching by assisting workers with the timing and sequencing of orders, as well as planning optimal delivery routes.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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But the Knights were big dogs back then, and should have had an easy time dispatching the upstart Canadiens.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Sending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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