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sent up

adjective as in orbited

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Drones are sent up to survey hundreds of hectares of forest, looking for signs of infestation from the sky - as the beetle takes hold, the upper canopy of the tree cannot be fed nutrients and water, and begins to die off.

From BBC

So, naturally, he was frequently courted for roles that sent up his elevated image, which set the stage for this very funny American Express commercial.

An industrial accident at a cement plant sent up a dust cloud over Yreka on Tuesday morning, prompting Siskiyou County officials to temporarily ask residents to stay indoors.

The majority scolded these courts for failing to interpret the smoke signals it has sent up on the shadow docket and, instead, daring to enforce existing precedent that limits executive authority.

From Slate

In the meantime it has sent up its own rival scheme called Purpose Pledge.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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