as in boat
a large craft for travel by water
a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean
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as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
we shipped those books out yesterday
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Recent Examples of ship
Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Only the tops of the boats' sails were visible to ships approaching from the Atlantic.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Julia Doyle, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
All preorders placed on Framework's site require a $100 deposit, and almost all configurations begin shipping in July.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This week, ships on the River Clyde had to blare their horns in the haze.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Only the tops of the boats' sails were visible to ships approaching from the Atlantic.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
The company, co-owned by Karen Sadaka and Teddy Sadaka, works with brands including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Kenneth Cole, but most of its plants have shut down as garment jobs were shipped overseas.
—Julia Doyle, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
All preorders placed on Framework's site require a $100 deposit, and almost all configurations begin shipping in July.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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There is a brief glimpse of the pals cuddling up together on the boat taking them back to the mainland for their flights home.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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His hand is finally forced, on the boat, when the cell phones are returned.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the play-in tournament before losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that would have sent them to the playoffs as the No.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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More news: Lakers Star LeBron James to Receive Official Barbie However, that all suddenly changed earlier this season, when he was sent to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. and Panamanian officials had already signed a memorandum of understanding, and that a final document is on the way to formally secure toll-free priority for American naval vessels.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Its current fleet spans four nearly identical plug-in hybrid ships, each with capacity for 640 passengers and equipped with an 86-ton battery; the company says these batteries are among the largest on any passenger vessel.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The second victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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That person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to the sheriff's office.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In February, Chinese warships held live-fire drills in waters near Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, known as the Beibu Gulf in China, after Hanoi published a map defining its territorial claims there.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Facing the threat posed by the Chinese navy, which has over 370 ships and submarines, the U.S. has sent warships to the Western Pacific Ocean following upgrades, including a laser-armed destroyer and an aircraft carrier that has stealth fighter jets embarked aboard.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ross’ outside-of-the-box ingenuity also fueled a project by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans that found Ross shipping himself in a freighter crate that journeyed from Rhode Island to Alabama.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
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But the freighter may not be grounded forever.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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