send out
phrasal verb
sent out; sending out; sends out
1
: to mail (something) to many different people or places
Have you sent out the invitations yet?
2
: to cause (a signal) to go out
The pilot sent out a distress signal.
3
: to cause (light, heat, etc.) to move outward from a source
The coals sent out a reddish glow.
4
: to produce (something) in the process of growing or developing
The plant began to send out its shoots.
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Within the last week, 63 dogs have been sent out to foster, Thompson said.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles sends out beauty the way other places export coffee beans.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
The software can detect tampering with the cables in real-time and engage alarms to scare thieves away while also sending out text messages and email alerts to EV stall owners.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
The researchers compared data taken from hospital lists kept by the health ministry, an online survey sent out to residents, and obituaries posted on social media to arrive at the figure.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles sends out beauty the way other places export coffee beans.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
The software can detect tampering with the cables in real-time and engage alarms to scare thieves away while also sending out text messages and email alerts to EV stall owners.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
The researchers compared data taken from hospital lists kept by the health ministry, an online survey sent out to residents, and obituaries posted on social media to arrive at the figure.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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