sending (out)

verb

present participle of send (out)
as in radiating
to throw or give off strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending (out)
  1. radiating
  2. casting
  3. releasing
  4. emitting
  5. giving out
  6. throwing out
  7. emanating
  8. issuing
Verb
  • When P-waves start radiating from the earthquake underground, Android phones sense the vibrations, start collecting data and send it back to Google servers for processing.
    — Amy Graff, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Attics get hot because roofs are exposed to the sun for hours, radiating heat inside.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • Throughout the speech, the socialist mayor argued that the United States has been defined by generations of immigrants and other groups overcoming oppression while casting today’s political and economic leaders as forces working against that legacy.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • The original soundtrack is by Bill Ryder Jones and casting by Ollie Gilbert & Katy Covell.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • Erdogan greeted Trump with an elaborate ceremony involving military officials on horseback and jets overhead emitting red, white and blue smoke.
    — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • In summary, the tech industry is going to spend a fortune on new chips to create processing power, emitting millions of tons of carbon in the process, while simultaneously throwing away available processing power.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of emitting
Verb
  • Krystal's free bomb pop deal on July 4 Krystal is giving out free Bomb Pops on July 4 with any in-store purchase, while supplies last.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The Kremlin announced his passing promptly without giving out any cause of death.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of giving out
Verb
  • An earlier decision from the court throwing out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act came early enough that some red states were able to scramble and redraw congressional district lines to further favor Republicans.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026
  • Greg Abel celebrates after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Iowa Cubs played the Buffalo Bisons on June 25, 2026.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Definition of throwing out
Verb
  • That trifecta, along with an overwhelming sense of gratitude emanating from the stage at Wolf Trap Filene Center June 30, summarizes The Generations Tour.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • No matter what Bedard or Blackhawks management say in public about contract negotiations, there can be no mistaking the scream of desperation emanating from the Byram acquisition.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of emanating
Verb
  • That's the advice Allegheny County's parks department gave locals after a bear was spotted in a lake north of Pittsburgh, with the department issuing a warning in partnership with Allegheny County Police Department on June 16.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Last year, Duffy launched a nationwide audit of states issuing non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses after a series of deadly crashes, including crashes in Wyoming, Florida and California.
    — Elaine Mallon , James Cirrone , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of issuing
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