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noun

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as in import

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verb

as in to sell
to send a product to be sold in another country countries that export oil to the U.S.

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Recent Examples of export
Noun
Africa’s top crude oil producer is also trying to diversify government revenues away from export receipts. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026 That probe was led by board member Susie Giordano, who reviewed 11 export transactions and found no evidence anyone at the company tried to circumvent export controls or was aware of any product diversion. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
In the long run, the efforts already underway to export oil from the Persian Gulf via land routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz will reduce Iran’s leverage. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026 Chile has begun seeking diversification, whilst also aiming to shift away from exporting copper concentrate toward refined copper. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for export
Recent Examples of Synonyms for export
  1. import
  2. sell
  3. supply
  4. distribute
  5. trade
Noun
  • The spat over tariffs isn’t really about taxing $20 billion of Canadian imports.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Most voters — many of whom profess to care oh-so-deeply about issues and matters of great import — don’t even bother tuning in.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of import
Verb
  • The house sells most of its Champagne in European markets, including Britain, Belgium, Italy and Spain, as well as in West Africa, with smaller volumes going to the United States and Asia, Bonnet-Gobillard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators determined that multiple RVs may have been sold at Carson Pass RV in Lockeford without proper notification to their rightful owners and without completing the required Department of Motor Vehicles documentation.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sell
Noun
  • But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • When the state failed to secure bids, municipalities had to seek emergency supplies or contact salt mines directly.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supply
Verb
  • The group has constructed more than 820 all-terrain wheelchairs; fabricated 900 orthotics and prosthetics; and distributed more than 740 hearing aids.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Netflix signed a deal in Cannes to distribute the film in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of distribute
Verb
  • García, who led the National League in slugging before getting traded, now has 25 homers on the season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman traded sharp attacks Wednesday night over homelessness, policing, housing, and the city’s struggling economy in the first major debate of the general election campaign.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Export.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/export. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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