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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
With shipping also under pressure in the Strait of Hormuz, the risk of disruption at both ends of the Gulf’s oil export corridor has heightened concerns over global energy supplies and caused a spike in crude prices. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 Taiwan and the Netherlands lead export gains via semiconductor and chip-equipment supply chains, while Technology Equipment and Software & Services are the fastest-growing sectors globally, both boosted by AI demand. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Verb
Batteries can also export electricity during peak hours, when compensation rates are highest. — Velvet Wu july 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 Founded in 1872 and named after English engineer James Humberstone, the settlement once employed thousands of workers who extracted saltpeter from the surrounding desert for use in fertilizer and explosives, which were then exported worldwide. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for export
Recent Examples of Synonyms for export
  1. import
  2. sell
  3. supply
  4. distribute
  5. trade
Noun
  • Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said that European countries are more focused on addressing specific strategic segments and Chinese industrial policies than broadly inhibiting Chinese imports.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Representatives for agricultural groups argued at committee hearings last month that banning the chemicals was an overreach that would result in higher numbers of imports of food from other states and stifle innovation in developing new pesticides.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
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Verb
  • Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The purchase set the record for the most expensive home ever sold in Miami-Dade County.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of sell
Noun
  • In a region where the demand for housing outpaces its supply, a pack of coyotes have made a vacant construction site their home.
    — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But even with that federal response, nonprofit organizations say private donations remain critical to getting supplies directly into the hands of survivors.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of supply
Verb
  • On July 28, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that superintelligence should be distributed as widely as possible and that concentrating it in a handful of institutions is the greatest risk AI poses to humanity.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Additional footage, distributed by Fox News Digital, of them in a confrontation with another fan at the game has ignited further outrage.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of distribute
Verb
  • Sony Group stock was trading little changed in Tokyo, compared to the previous day, after the earnings results were released.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Samuel departed from the 49ers in the 2025 offseason, when San Francisco traded him to Washington for a fifth-round pick the team used on running back Jordan James.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
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