sent

past tense of send

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Recent Examples of sent Because a tax bill may be sent to a business office or other location different from the property being transferred, some of the addresses listed may differ from the property that was transferred. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024 Police sent excavators to dig up the rug the following morning. Conor Murray, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Letters from Private Isaac Walters of the 20th Indiana Infantry’s Company F to his sister-in-law describe sick and injured soldiers sent from Virginia to Indiana to vote days before the presidential election after the state failed to enact absentee voting. Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 Democratic lawmakers have previously said the amendment was sent to the ballot as a way to turn out Republican voters this year. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024 State lawmakers, by majority vote in 2023, sent the Back the Blue Act to the ballot. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024 Payments of $1 million and $800,000 were sent in October 2012… Affinity sent $800,000 to Swizz Beatz’s Monza Studios in November 2013 and $1 million in December 2013. Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent
Verb
  • It is shipped rolled in a box and expands to its original shape within 72 hours of being unboxed and unrolled.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The two enjoyed a great relationship during that time, with the wide receiver putting up five consecutive Pro Bowl appearances before he was shipped off to Vegas after the 2021 campaign.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In other cases, fiberoptics are used, but with only a few colors of light traveling in a single cable, which also constrains how much information can be transmitted.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Bluetongue is transmitted by biting midges.
    Léa Pernelle, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • After the suspect was hit, officers provided medical assistance and transported him to a hospital.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Police transported the fans away on buses.
    Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • About 30 players transferred after the 2022 season when David Shaw retired or after Stanford went 3-9 in Taylor’s first year.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Two others, Pat Brady and Jason Corbett, have also been sentenced to life, but like Daniel, have yet to be transferred.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Joan pulled it together and dispatched three suitors in the rose ceremony.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Officers were dispatched after a neighbor called 911 to report that Perez had cut the wires to the complex’s fire alarm system.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Sent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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