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
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
The Chinese supply ship CNS Hulunhu providing supplies to the destroyer CNS Wuxi in the western Pacific Ocean in early June.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Shein and Temu together shipped 800 million packages to France in 2024 — more than half of all parcels sent to the country.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
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Noun
The San José and two of its fellow ships subsequently engaged in a cannon battle with their enemies while most of the fleet retreated to Cartagena.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
The Chinese supply ship CNS Hulunhu providing supplies to the destroyer CNS Wuxi in the western Pacific Ocean in early June.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Verb
This capability to disrupt shipping lanes could sharply raise oil prices and apply global economic pressure without triggering full-scale war, highlighting Tehran's ability to control this vital energy route.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Shein and Temu together shipped 800 million packages to France in 2024 — more than half of all parcels sent to the country.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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Furious, Julian is adamant that Gabby wasn’t on the boat with Finn and Toby.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Everyone on the boat who’d felt the magic of the Snake was not only linked to the river, but also each other through collectively sharing this experience.—
Bridget Crocker
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Resulting shortages sent automakers worldwide into a tizzy.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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John Ross Bend, Ore. • Letters should be sent with the writer’s name, address, and daytime phone number via e-mail to themail@newyorker.com.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Obsessed with black and blue marlin, Hsieh has outfitted the vessel with scientific equipment to research these apex species as well as engage in general ocean conservation.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Her sitar became a vessel for that hope—looping, bending, and shimmering through textures that ranged from the meditative to the ecstatic.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
Verb
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The 175-footer serves as the central hub during the team’s global fishing tour, transporting smaller fishing boats, tons of fuel, and toys such as a two-person submersible, KTM electric dirt bikes, and a Bell 505 helicopter.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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On June 8, however, the galleon had the misfortune of running across a squadron of five British warships during the War of Spanish Succession.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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British warships sank the vessel off the coast near the port city of Cartagena.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Night shift in a teeming academic hospital can feel like a relentlessly heaving freighter, and I’d been hustling from ward to ward bailing water; this task was just another on my scut list.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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