send

verb

ˈsend How to pronounce send (audio)
Definition of sendnext
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 The Tigers sent Skubal to the Dodgers, and the back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner will make his debut with Los Angeles on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 The party’s endorsement that could show up on millions of mailers sent to voters and gives the measure momentum headed into a similar vote at a gathering of 1,300 unions at the California Federation of Labor Unions on Tuesday. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Toronto also traded defensive wiz outfielder Dalton Varsho to the Houston Astros for right-hander Spencer Arrighetti; and reportedly sent reliever Jeff Hoffman to the Minnesota Twins as well. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send
Recent Examples of Synonyms for send
  1. transmit
  2. ship
  3. transport
  4. transfer
  5. dispatch
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  • Stop transmitting sleep devaluation, since the research indicates your team is reading your hours as instruction.
    — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to the researchers, this could reduce the amount of data satellites need to transmit, while enabling faster, more secure wireless communications.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of transmit
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  • OpenAI shipped a GPT-4o update on April 25, 2025 that turned the model into a flatterer.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Iran rejected Oman's proposal to evenly divide control of shipping through the critical artery, demanding an arrangement that gives it total oversight of inbound traffic and partial oversight over outbound lanes.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of ship
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  • Dallas Fire‑Rescue transported the officer to a hospital, authorities said.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The Platts look on with astonishment when their idyllic 1970s neighborhood appears to be transported way back in time.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 30 July 2026
Definition of transport
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  • If this happens, the demand in launch capacity transferring from SpaceX might lead to more opportunities for companies such as Rocket Lab and RFA One, assuming more rockets are ready in time.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Williams, a senior, was an all-conference point guard for Arizona and Iowa State before transferring to LSU this spring.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Stand Up Placer officials said the organization’s Domestic Violence Emergency Response Team, which dispatches advocates to hospitals and crime scenes alongside law enforcement, responded to 856 callouts, up from 812 the year before.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of dispatch

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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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