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as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
her second delivery took only three hours
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Recent Examples of delivery
But Krispy Kreme's doughnut delivery business got back to normal last week and the company wants to celebrate.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
This deal will be available in the shop and online for pickup or delivery, and there will be a limit of four per guest, according to Krispy Kreme.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Eventually, over 5 billion retail deliveries were made each year.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
This involves completing a form that describes the bag, collects your contact and delivery info, etc.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
This deal will be available in the shop and online for pickup or delivery, and there will be a limit of four per guest, according to Krispy Kreme.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Eventually, over 5 billion retail deliveries were made each year.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
This involves completing a form that describes the bag, collects your contact and delivery info, etc.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for delivery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery
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Its release in August was largely overshadowed by rumors of a feud between Baldoni and Lively, and by negative chatter about Lively on social media.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Green Room was also the last time the talented Saulnier had a movie with a proper theatrical release.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
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However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that pregnant women are indeed at higher risk for other kinds of blood clots during pregnancy, childbirth and during the three-month period following delivery — especially those that form in the arms, legs or lungs.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Two of the country’s largest health care sharing ministries said their restrictions on maternity coverage are designed to prevent people from joining solely to get reimbursed for pregnancy or childbirth costs then leaving soon after.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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In addition to the discharge petition in the House, Tillis noted the Senate held no committee hearings on the legislation.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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The provisional discharge was revoked after the murder and he was returned to the state hospital under an indeterminant civil commitment.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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