Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of causing to go forward; despatching.
- noun Nautical, pitching bodily into the trough of the sea, as a ship.
- noun That which is sent.
- noun Specifically, a revenge or punishment supposed to be sent by a wizard at the request of an injured party.
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- verb Present participle of
send .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
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Examples
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We must never forget the vital importance of President Roosevelt's courageous action in sending from the United States last year reserves of old field artillery, machine guns and rifles.
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The poll sponsored by the daily newspaper El Mercurio found 72 percent believe the government responded late and inefficiently to re-establish order after the earthquake, and 48 percent believe it was because Bachelet did not want to end her term sending soldiers into the streets.
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The poll sponsored by the daily newspaper El Mercurio found 72 percent believe the government responded late and inefficiently to re-establish order after the earthquake, and 48 percent believe it was because Bachelet did not want to end her term sending soldiers into the streets.
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If you see a term sending you significant traffic when you're ranking page 2 or position 8-10, that's a huge opportunity to grow significantly if you can push that up.
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If you see a term sending you significant traffic when you're ranking page 2 or position 8-10, that's a huge opportunity to grow significantly if you can push that up.
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com 2009
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If you see a term sending you significant traffic when you're ranking page 2 or position 8-10, that's a huge opportunity to grow significantly if you can push that up.
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com 2009
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Ihave been using gmail since last five months, it is very much useful in sending messages in seconds and receiving reply in seconds.
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A "few thousand" people opted out of RapLeaf's services on Monday, causing some delays in sending confirmation emails, said Joel Jewitt, RapLeaf's vice president of business development.
Thousands of Web Users Delete Profiles From RapLeaf Emily Steel 2010
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I still feel confident in sending them to the vacation destinations.
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We apologize for the eight-week delay in sending this response, however, our office was under siege by zombies.
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