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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At Sysco's massive facilities, like the Houston headquarters, cases of pre-cut vegetables and pallets of non-perishables fill shelves that stretch more than 50 feet high, ready to be shipped out to restaurants across the country. Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025 When is the last day to ship out international packages for Christmas using USPS? Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025 The warehouse would be a specialized delivery center meant to allow for delivery of certain Amazon products in a four-to-five hour window using gig-style delivery drivers to ship out goods. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 At the time, analysts called it one of the biggest trades in NFL history, crediting a win-now approach for Green Bay while many criticized Jones for shipping out a franchise cornerstone. Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ship out

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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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