resend
AmericanUsage
What does resend mean? To resend means to send again, as in Could you resend your email, please?Resend in situations in which something is shipped or transfered but needs to be sent again, often because the first one never reached its destination. It is perhaps most commonly used in reference to digital messages, such as emails and text messages. For example, if you tried to send your homework to your teacher via email and they don’t receive the file, they may ask you to resend the file. Resend also means to send back, as in If the sweater is too big, resend it to me and I’ll send a smaller size. If you receive something in the mail or electronically and then you send it back to the original sender, you are resending it to the original person. Example: If you can’t find the file, let me know and I’ll resend it to you.
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He has threatened to resend the Guard and the military to the Los Angeles area, where they were stationed this summer during federal immigration raids, if needed to maintain safety during the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
McCabe said she had noticed a formatting issue with an email, and the reporters agreed to resend the 18 questions in a Word document.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2023
After applying in March 2022, she began receiving requests to resend documents.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
The Prince George’s County Board of Elections announced its sample ballot issue June 21, confirmed that mail-in ballots were not affected, and pledged to resend correct sample ballots.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
Do not try to resend it or you’ll just hear another BONG!
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Absent that, consider resending a copy of what you’ve already sent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
We have nonetheless received no response to our letter, which we are resending to you through classified channels.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2018
Sending and resending an order that has not been acknowledged is not a standard procedure.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2012
When another 48 hours elapsed without a reply from her, I resent the information again, this time appended, “I’m resending this because I have no way of knowing whether or not you received it.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2011
And they were still resending it, once every minute.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
“But I think most people, in the long run, resent hegemony.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The more we fear something, the more we come to quietly resent it.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Both need each other to prosper and resent self-interested decisions their counterparts make that impact them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Or maybe you love what a little ginger does to soups or oatmeal but resent the peeling and grating it demands.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
The culture of Truman theater and the weight of Volpe’s four-decade legacy has its drawbacks—and not just that some of the kids from other schools might resent their air of superiority.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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