sent

past tense of send

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Recent Examples of sent The collision sent the box truck into the rear of a 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024 The 37th Marine Brigade sent its 505th Battalion to mop up. David Axe, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The Tigers have sent members of the training staff to see Báez in Puerto Rico. Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024 Harrison Public Schools sent a letter to parents Tuesday about the teacher known for his mentorship and dedication both on and off the tennis court, the Newark Star-Ledger reported. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024 After the 2022 season Hernandez was sent to Seattle for a package headed by reliever Erik Swanson. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Last month, the country sent a clear message rejecting the radical policies of the past few years and choosing instead a path of common sense, constitutional order, and preserving our freedoms. Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024 In this instance, a link was sent to the victim in July 2024 with a request to upload images – for some reason these did not appear to upload so a further request was made. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 When Ball returned to New York, Posen sent a car to pick him up from the airport. Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent
Verb
  • While the de minimis rule is favorable for consumers by allowing lower prices, the products shipped to consumers through de minimus may fall short of regulatory requirements.
    Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In previous years, each region’s handsets shipped with either Exynos or Qualcomm, with no option for consumers to make their preference known.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • At tropical destinations or areas with high rates of illnesses transmitted by mosquitos, use insect repellent and consider mosquito nets, Robinson says.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Larger storage space means more data can be stored, transmitted and processed, which enhances the performance of AI applications as the large language models (LLM) enable them to have more parameters to train on.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • They had been transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For example, the Financial Times reported guests invited to a factory in the UK this year were served with drinks from a coffee machine that had been transported more than 100 miles from another plant because staff there were not allowed to buy one.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The state government, controlled by the army, said 65 people had been killed, and that other casualties had been transferred to nearby Al-Naw Hospital.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • She was transferred at that point to emergency medical services personnel.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In a police report obtained by PEOPLE, deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Burrow’s Anderson Township home on Monday night after the mother of a woman who works for the athlete called 911.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There was also a specialized water unit with water rescue equipment dispatched to the scene, Albany Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Joseph Gregory told the Times Union.
    Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Sent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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