as in shipped
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 sent
Metayer’s death sent shockwaves through South Florida.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
The notice was sent by The Urban Group, a firm representing the property owner.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
On his goal, Thomas swooped into the middle lane to dust McTavish and receive a slick feed from Broberg that sent him toward a vulnerable Dostál with speed for a rising shot.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
According to a statement from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, the school’s administration first learned about the situation in late February and sent a report to the Lake Zurich Police Department.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
His attorney said that Medina-Medina had requested to be sent back to Colombia, where his mother had moved to, but had been transported by bus to Chicago.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon has sent thousands of troops to the region.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
In the franchise’s inaugural game on March 14 in San Jose, a flurry of impressive saves kept Denver in it until the final whistle, despite the club playing a woman down for most of the match after Janine Sonis was sent off in the 26th minute.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
The notice was sent by The Urban Group, a firm representing the property owner.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
On his goal, Thomas swooped into the middle lane to dust McTavish and receive a slick feed from Broberg that sent him toward a vulnerable Dostál with speed for a rising shot.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
According to a statement from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, the school’s administration first learned about the situation in late February and sent a report to the Lake Zurich Police Department.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
His attorney said that Medina-Medina had requested to be sent back to Colombia, where his mother had moved to, but had been transported by bus to Chicago.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon has sent thousands of troops to the region.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
In the franchise’s inaugural game on March 14 in San Jose, a flurry of impressive saves kept Denver in it until the final whistle, despite the club playing a woman down for most of the match after Janine Sonis was sent off in the 26th minute.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent
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After two sub-par seasons as a starter, he was shipped to Philadelphia to be the backup to Pro Bowl quarterback Jalen Hurts.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Clean energy innovation Ørsted has shipped key parts for Hornsea 3 from around the world.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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As pitches are tracked by cameras around the field, that data is transmitted quickly and reliably to the ABS system operator in the press box, who can then deliver the results back to the field within seconds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Your precise coordinates are never transmitted to or stored by the AJC.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment by Boston EMS after the officers applied tourniquets to their wounds, BPD said.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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On-site medical staff was called immediately, according to ICE, and he was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But they were turned away by the guards, who told them that the ward’s detainees had been transferred elsewhere.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy.—
Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nine months after Harold's death, Nicholson was monitoring a call where investigators were dispatched to a break-in at Marsha's.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 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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“Sent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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