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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The Los Angeles Fire Department sent out an alert at 10:31 p.m. about a brush fire in Sylmar.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Amounts up to $250 will be sent out from the comptroller's office from this month.
—Chloe Mayer, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The other side: Democratic leadership opposed the bill but did not formally whip against it, according to a notice sent out by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark's (D-Mass.) office.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Their payroll, inability to take more salary in than sending out in a trade, and proximity to the second apron hard cap make a good deal difficult to find.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Amounts up to $250 will be sent out from the comptroller's office from this month.
—Chloe Mayer, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The other side: Democratic leadership opposed the bill but did not formally whip against it, according to a notice sent out by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark's (D-Mass.) office.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Their payroll, inability to take more salary in than sending out in a trade, and proximity to the second apron hard cap make a good deal difficult to find.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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