as in transmitting
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 sending
The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.
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Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
This postseason, the Yankees don’t have to worry about the Astros sending them to the golf course in October.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Similarly to a business development representative thoroughly researching a prospect before sending a good outbound email, that process must also apply when connecting with a target prospect on LinkedIn.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Topline Tencent Holdings is considering a possible buyout of Ubisoft Entertainment with the Guillemot family, which founded the French video game publisher, Bloomberg reported Friday, sending Ubisoft’s stock soaring after falling to a decade-low.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
This postseason, the Yankees don’t have to worry about the Astros sending them to the golf course in October.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Similarly to a business development representative thoroughly researching a prospect before sending a good outbound email, that process must also apply when connecting with a target prospect on LinkedIn.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Topline Tencent Holdings is considering a possible buyout of Ubisoft Entertainment with the Guillemot family, which founded the French video game publisher, Bloomberg reported Friday, sending Ubisoft’s stock soaring after falling to a decade-low.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending
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Robert Alexander / Getty Images Hundreds of Navajos were recruited by the Marines to serve as Code Talkers during the war, transmitting messages based on their then-unwritten native language.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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The robot was being controlled remotely, with abusive comments transmitting through its speakers.Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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To Decatur’s west, Sangamon County previously expanded an existing moratorium on transporting or storing CO2 underground.Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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So there's no carbon footprint in transporting those products to us.Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Logan set about studying every Avett Brothers song, transferring themes and characters to note cards, outlining a draft.Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adopt Federated Machine Learning Adopting federated machine learning allows companies to protect users’ identities by processing data locally, without transferring it to a central server.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Sending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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