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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The 29-year-old Salvadoran national was arrested by immigration authorities on March 15 and was among the more than 200 people sent on deportation flights to El Salvador last month. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025 He was detained and then transferred to a detention center in Texas, after which he was sent on March 15 to El Salvador along with more than 200 Venezuelan men who the government claims are gang members. Linsey Davis, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025 But when the Watch Man tells Holland that she’s set to die at midnight, she’s sent on a journey around Los Angeles to find the Alchemical Heart, an ancient object that will prevent her death. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 What’s next: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to preserve messages sent on Signal between March 11 and March 15. Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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