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
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: An official Steelers Fan Cruise was announced Monday, offering a six-day, five-night Caribbean cruise with former players aboard the Norwegian Escape ship.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Bingham’s team cleared the complex of further vegetation and shipped off artifacts—pottery, cutlery, religious objects, and more—to Yale’s Peabody Museum.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The airship can also provide humanitarian aid, deliver cargo containers from land or ship and deploy temporary modular hospitals in underserved areas.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: An official Steelers Fan Cruise was announced Monday, offering a six-day, five-night Caribbean cruise with former players aboard the Norwegian Escape ship.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
The lens is sized for carry (4.8 by 2.9 inches, 1.4 pounds) and is expected to ship in E and L in April, with Canon R and Fuji X editions following in May.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Bingham’s team cleared the complex of further vegetation and shipped off artifacts—pottery, cutlery, religious objects, and more—to Yale’s Peabody Museum.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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Maybe White could find a way to make his death kind of silly, as with Armond getting stabbed after revenge-pooping in a suitcase or Tanya dying from tripping off of a boat after escaping a murder attempt.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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San Clemente has seen a rise in these boats arriving in recent weeks, with some discovered carrying migrants and others abandoned.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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During the attack, a small group of people immediately surrounded Rushdie and held up his legs to try and send blood to his chest.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Before the trip, provide your itinerary to friends and family and send updates if anything changes.—
Sophie Stuber,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Whatever your group size, though, expect to be booking larger vessels.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2025
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The three naval vessels, which include one of the most powerful warships in the Chinese navy’s fleet, were outside Australia’s exclusive economic zone when the drills took place, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia told reporters.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The prisoners of war were then transported to places of internment in a manner that raised concerns.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Wilson received medical attention on the scene and was then transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, per authorities.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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As recently as the 1990s, the United Nations embargo on Iraq relied on warships patrolling the Persian Gulf.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The prohibition against women serving on warships ended in 1993, opening the door for officers like Admiral Franchetti to compete equally with their male counterparts.—
John Ismay,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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