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 organization sent out the alert to more than 70 hospitals. Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024 The center sends out foster pleas daily via email and social media. Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024 These devices can send out signals via Wi-Fi to many smart devices, including the controllers from Cielo and Sensibo. Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024 Writers on the Range, an independent opinion service based in western Colorado, sent out close to 50 weekly opinion columns this year. Betsy Marston, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for send out 

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“Send out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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