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
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Princess Cruises Three of Princess Cruises’ ships are positioning themselves for the Total Solar Eclipse.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
In January 2024, Jian allegedly also instructed a person in China to ship her plasmid DNA to her home in Ann Arbor and to hide it in a book.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Italian driver Fabio Barone set a new speed record for a quite unusual yet dangerous challenge – driving a race car at the fastest speed on the flight deck of a navy ship.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Princess Cruises Three of Princess Cruises’ ships are positioning themselves for the Total Solar Eclipse.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
The beavers were shipped from Pennsylvania in 1937.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
In January 2024, Jian allegedly also instructed a person in China to ship her plasmid DNA to her home in Ann Arbor and to hide it in a book.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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Captain Paulo has serious boat cleanliness.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Once accessible by plane, birdwatchers can now view the island and its birds only by boat, via private birdwatching tours.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh occupied a precarious position for the next three years, cut off from the world, until a final offensive in 2023 sent nearly all 100,000+ residents fleeing into Armenia, abandoning an area Armenians had occupied for several millennia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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The referee was sent to the monitor to check if the contact was inside the box but decided to stick with his on-field decision.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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With vessels built today expected to operate for decades, how is Wärtsilä helping shipowners design and retrofit ships that can stay competitive and compliant through a fast-moving energy transition?—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The researchers were surprised to find that participants with chronic insomnia who reported sleeping more than usual had fewer white matter spots in the brain — areas where small vessel disease may have damaged brain tissue, which have been linked to cerebrovascular disease.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Matthews was transported to the LA General Medical Center Level-One trauma center for further evaluation.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Once transported to the site in Switzerland, it was installed on a steel plate foundation with a load-distributing ring used to secure it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The warship features advanced stealth technology and enhanced ballistic missile interception capabilities.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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While a lot of attention is being focused on Venezuela these days — and on President Trump’s deployment of warships near its coast — don’t lose sight of the parallel economic collapse unfolding in Cuba.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daryl was able to get to France on a freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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