send on

verb

sent on; sending on; sends on
: to cause (something) to go or to be carried from one place to another
I had my mail/post sent on to my new address.
He had his baggage sent on ahead.

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But in August, the first day of the month fell on a Saturday; therefore, the payment for August was sent on Friday, July 31. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Context gets built once and reused forever, instead of re-sent on every query. — Gaurav Vashisht, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Beshear previously demanded McConnell prove his fitness to serve or submit his resignation in a letter sent on July 27. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Bombino was sent on loan by LAFC to SDFC (6-7-6, 24 points) prior to last season, and was officially traded to San Diego in November for $200,000 in 2026 general allocation money. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send on

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send off for (something)
send on
send out
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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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