ship out
phrasal verb
shipped out; shipping out; ships out
: to leave one place and go to another for military duties
The troops will be shipping out next month.
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Still, teams don’t typically ship out all of their non-rotation players in the middle of a season.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
The plan is still for Disasi to leave before the deadline on Monday night, ideally on a permanent transfer but with a loan also possible for a player who was similarly shipped out to Aston Villa in last season’s winter window.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
During former President Barack Obama’s visit to Kansas City in 2014, a takeout order for about $1,400 worth of ribs, pork, sausage, and side dishes was packed up and shipped out on Air Force One.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Our top choices were also couches that shipped out quickly and weren’t a complete nightmare to set up, factoring in that more custom pieces could take slightly longer to produce).
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
The plan is still for Disasi to leave before the deadline on Monday night, ideally on a permanent transfer but with a loan also possible for a player who was similarly shipped out to Aston Villa in last season’s winter window.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
During former President Barack Obama’s visit to Kansas City in 2014, a takeout order for about $1,400 worth of ribs, pork, sausage, and side dishes was packed up and shipped out on Air Force One.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Our top choices were also couches that shipped out quickly and weren’t a complete nightmare to set up, factoring in that more custom pieces could take slightly longer to produce).
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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