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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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.
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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
Also, Phillip Danault had zero goals before being shipped out just ahead of the holiday trade freeze.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The new paper is mostly an ethical exploration and, the authors acknowledge, still just a stepping stone to more concrete regulations, but granting ice rights would create firmer standing to, for example, keep ships out of areas that humanity might otherwise want to use.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
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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
Also, Phillip Danault had zero goals before being shipped out just ahead of the holiday trade freeze.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The new paper is mostly an ethical exploration and, the authors acknowledge, still just a stepping stone to more concrete regulations, but granting ice rights would create firmer standing to, for example, keep ships out of areas that humanity might otherwise want to use.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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