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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The Celtics still have three open spots on their 15-man roster after shipping out Josh Minott, Chris Boucher and Xavier Tillman at the trade deadline.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
At the deadline, there were rumblings that Hall would have preferred to be traded once Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams were shipped out the door.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai, Bloomberg US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuelmaking capacity and high pump prices.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
At the deadline, there were rumblings that Hall would have preferred to be traded once Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams were shipped out the door.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai, Bloomberg US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuelmaking capacity and high pump prices.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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