send on

verb

sent on; sending on; sends on
: to cause (something) to go or to be carried from one place to another
I had my mail/post sent on to my new address.
He had his baggage sent on ahead.

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While the rest of the women head out shopping with Bronwyn’s old stylist friend, Meredith, Lisa, Quai, and Angie are sent on a surprise outing that ends up being a trip to a vintage-vibrator museum. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Klopp sent on Cologne star Said El Mala for his debut after the break. — ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026 The agency's ongoing reorganization has also affected when mail gets a postmark, which is often used to determine whether a mail-in ballot was sent on time. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 But the letters were sent on Tuesday, four days after correspondents were first denied access. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send on

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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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