send on

phrasal 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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That means the gold shipments from London go first to Switzerland, home of the world’s largest gold refineries, to be melted down and reformed into a smaller shape and then sent on to New York. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 The tip included messages the 18-year-old suspect appears to have sent on the messaging app Discord describing plans for the shooting, according to an affidavit. Taylor Romine, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 Any other pitcher could just be sent on a minor-league rehab assignment. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 The investigation is ongoing as of the latest update on Feb. 1, and the cases of the already arrested will be sent on to the district attorney's office, said Honolulu authorities. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send on

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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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