SENDING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sending

verb

present participle of send

as in transmitting

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another they promised to send the package in the morning

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Recent Examples of sending Are the club looking at keeping George Hemmings or sending him out on loan? — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Even a small, portable breakfast tends to beat sending a child to class on an empty stomach. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 Moderna’s mRNA vaccine combined with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for skin cancer, the companies said on Wednesday, sending shares of the vaccine maker up 60% in premarket trading. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Neither faced a primary opponent, sending both directly to the November general election. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Kushner is aiming to present a united front with Israel, but Estrin notes that Israel is sending mixed messages. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 Amer Sports, which owns Arc'teryx and Salomon, posted an earnings and revenue beat on Tuesday, sending shares up 2%. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead of sending the same context to Claude over and over, our team decided to pivot and build a centralized, reusable knowledge layer and pointed Claude at that. — Gaurav Vashisht, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Tan has won approval from investors for his clear messaging and execution, and for sending signals to the market about where Intel is moving next. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending

Verb

Experts expect that the US will soon lose its elimination status, the recognition by the World Health Organization that measles is no longer transmitting regularly within a country.

— Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, monitoring an audio signal requires considerably less power than remaining airborne or continuously transmitting video, potentially allowing the drone to remain in position for much longer periods.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

Up there, high-altitude winds take over, transporting the smoke thousands of miles across the continent.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
The vessel transporting iron ore to China was carrying 24 crew members, including 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi, according to the coast guard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

That model costs $8,000, and is slated to begin shipping this (Northern Hemisphere) fall.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Over the past decade, Ingka Centres has cut its operational climate footprint by 77%, a reduction Hylving attributes in part to prioritizing natural light over artificial lighting and sourcing local materials rather than shipping them in.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shipping

Verb

Once in office, Escalona quickly began to roll back parts of Carollo’s legacy, including transferring the Tower Theater back to MDC.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Directly transferring the original walking policy failed because the second robot had different body proportions, joint configurations, and motor characteristics.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

Abu Dhabi determined the only reliable way to intercept Houthi drones was dispatching its F-16s and Mirage 2000s on round-the-clock patrols.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Copeland and Cage have reigned supreme over the tag team division since then, dispatching The Death Riders and The Dogs in separate matches.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026