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
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Dendrochronological dating, the method of using tree rings to establish the age of wood, match the year the ship was built.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Yemen’s Houthis have previously disrupted shipping through Bab al-Mandab, attacking commercial ships in the strait and in the Red Sea, causing trade chaos.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The museum said that the sunken ship is the Dannebroge, which on the morning of April 2, 1801 was anchored in the harbor as part of the Danish-Norwegian defense against British naval commander Nelson’s fleet.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Dendrochronological dating, the method of using tree rings to establish the age of wood, match the year the ship was built.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
People still talked about the time three years earlier when Darlene was shipped to a different facility after reporting the chaplain.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Yemen’s Houthis have previously disrupted shipping through Bab al-Mandab, attacking commercial ships in the strait and in the Red Sea, causing trade chaos.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
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The boats, officially called Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft, or GARC, have patrolled for more than 450 hours and more than 2,200 nautical miles since the war began, Hawkins said in the statement.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The beach is on the Na Pali Coast on Kauai's North Shore, an area that is otherwise reachable only by hiking or boat.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The crew members then began preparing for the burn that will send them around the moon.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Shailin sent satellite images of the road and its surroundings to her family members inside Iran.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to reports, the vessel was loaded with two million barrels of oil from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and was bound for China.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Saronic’s Spyglass and Cutlass autonomous surface vessels.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sadriu said the bystander was transported to an area hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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He was transported to the base of the mountain to a waiting ambulance.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The once-largest navy in the world had to borrow a warship from Germany to fulfill its NATO obligations to patrol the North Atlantic.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, the USS Tripoli, a naval warship, arrived in the Middle East carrying about 3,500 sailors and Marines and a transport of fighter planes.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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