as in sending
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 shipping
The company generated $390 million of revenue last quarter from shipping older-generation MI308 chips to Chinese customers.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
And so the five weeks before the trade deadline will likely be marked by shipping players out the door.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
In 2020, sociologist and SORRAT member James McClenon learned of my interest in the group’s photographs and began shipping me portions of its archive, which was in danger of being orphaned.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Now, after a nearly 50-year export ban, Murree is shipping beer overseas again.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
And so the five weeks before the trade deadline will likely be marked by shipping players out the door.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
In 2020, sociologist and SORRAT member James McClenon learned of my interest in the group’s photographs and began shipping me portions of its archive, which was in danger of being orphaned.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Now, after a nearly 50-year export ban, Murree is shipping beer overseas again.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipping
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Colorado is sending more snowboarding athletes to compete in the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics than any other state.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Fort Worth city council unanimously approved sending an $845 million bond package to voters for the May 2 municipal elections.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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For many schools, that means expanding technical education classes, building partnerships with local businesses, and getting creative with transporting teens — some just on the cusp of learning to drive — to part-time work.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipping. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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