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
Susan Haigh, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
A number of commercials ships have rescued people in distress on smaller vessels in the last several years.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025
Victoria Corless, Space.com, 16 May 2025
Levi Schmitt and James Morgan Grey’s gives Levi this little parting gift of a relationship before shipping him off to Texas, which is nice in theory.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Forty-five seconds after the first call, the ship, struck the bridge, snapping its three masts.
—Susan Haigh, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
A number of commercials ships have rescued people in distress on smaller vessels in the last several years.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
After final testing is complete, Roman will be packed up and shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin launch preparations in summer 2026.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 16 May 2025
Levi Schmitt and James Morgan Grey’s gives Levi this little parting gift of a relationship before shipping him off to Texas, which is nice in theory.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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However, her plan is derailed when she gets tossed off her boat by a storm surge and washes up on a shore guarded by Seraphites.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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On the boat back from Koh Rak to the pier, our captain made a detour past a mangrove forest inhabited by a large band of swimming, fruit-loving monkeys.—
Eric Goodman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
Verb
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As the day goes on, an AI assistant might manage your to-do list and send you reminders to take a break now and then.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The Trump Administration has already sent migrants from a number of countries to Panama and Costa Rica, and has reportedly sought deportation arrangements with countries farther afield, including Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Benin, Eswatini, Mongolia, Kosovo, Moldova, and Ukraine.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The vessel, which was flying a giant Mexican flag and had 277 people aboard, then drifted toward the piers lining the riverbank as onlookers scrambled away.—
Ruth Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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This type of secret cruise is typically in the realm of small-ship cruise lines like Windstar that can get into smaller ports that larger vessels cannot.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The airport may also be an attractive feature for the critical minerals’ economy, especially if processing plants are set up and refined metal products are to be transported.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Having then been transported to the hospital, he was later pronounced deceased.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Ukraine's navy does not have any large warships, but has worked alongside the other branches of Kyiv's military and security agencies to threaten Russia's Black Sea Fleet.—
Yevgeny Kuklychev
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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China built 1,400 and three times as many naval warships.—
John Garamendi,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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