sent (out)

verb

Definition of sent (out)next
past tense of send (out)
as in released
to throw or give off strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air

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  1. released
  2. cast
  3. radiated
  4. emitted
  5. issued
  6. evolved
  7. gave out
  8. emanated
Verb
  • There’s also the heating and cooling system, wherein heat generated by the hotel’s air-conditioning units is used to produce hot water rather than being released into the atmosphere.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Russian officials have not released figures on damage to the country's oil infrastructure.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • Those who fail to cast a ballot without justification face a small fine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • That cultural duality made her early casting endeavors more challenging than anticipated.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of cast
Verb
  • As Edie, the sister of one of Brando’s fellow dock workers who is murdered, Saint radiated a palpable chemistry with her costar, the characters’ burgeoning romance undeniable.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiated
Verb
  • Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei.
    — Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The physicists used that data to reconstruct the angles at which electrons and muons were emitted to infer the spins of the original Z bosons that preceded them.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of emitted
Verb
  • Auditors found the employee owned property in Idaho and had a driver’s license issued by the state.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) and the Cinematographers Guild of Korea (CGK) issued separate statements that evening.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of issued
Verb
  • Fortunately for Anderson and countless others, the landscape around hepatitis C quickly evolved.
    — Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • During the 20th century the trench coat and Burberry check evolved from functional design elements into enduring fashion symbols.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of evolved
Verb
  • Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Husband Julian gave out CDs of grand piano recitals from his stock of thousands to guests as party favors.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of gave out
Verb
  • As the sun set over Evanston on Friday, a golden glow emanated from the limestone exterior of Ryan Field, which was mobbed for the first time by the Wildcat faithful.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of emanated
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“Sent (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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