packs (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pack (off)
as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another packed the child off to a good boarding school

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  1. sends
  2. ships
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  • As part of the process, CNBC sends an extensive email survey to all those firms that meet the initial criteria to gather more details about their practice.
    — Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the flight, Strato sends real-time telemetry to its operator, including altitude, wind conditions, temperature, and icing alerts.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sends
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  • The coffee shop ships New York bagels from a national distributor two to three times a week so New Yorkers can get a taste of home.
    — Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Besides, Matic’s products don’t get FCC approval to begin with — instead, Matic ships them with an off-the-shelf Intel AX210 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that gets its own approval from the FCC.
    — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ships
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“Packs (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packs%20%28off%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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