send away
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Also, send off.
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Dispatch someone or something, as in We send the children away to camp every summer , or I sent off that letter last week . The first term dates from the first half of the 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s.
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Order an item, as in I sent away for those gloves last month but they haven't arrived yet . Also see send for , def. 2.
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Devi has used many years’ worth of meager birthday savings to send away for college-admissions materials, which she has cherished “like secret and holy things” and stowed carefully under her cot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A promotional offer aimed at collectors of “Star Wars” toys allowed them to send away for a Boba Fett action figure before he appeared in the movies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
The following offseason began with Antonio Brown demanding a trade, which would send away a wide receiver who caught more than 100 passes in each of the past six years.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2019
Masouma agreed, saying that men who come to the aid of harassment victims often utter a simple phrase to shame and send away the harasser: "Don't you have a sister or a mother yourself?"
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2014
“It takes a lot for him to send away one of his teammates.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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