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Recent Examples of export
Noun
Thousands of Marines are still headed for the Middle East for a potential ground assault on Iran’s main oil-export hub, Kharg Island, or perhaps coastal areas to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026 American forces shattered military defenses, radar, and IRGC protection around the regime’s most important export hub while deliberately sparing the oil terminal itself. Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Iran also exports gas into Turkey, Iraq and Central Asia -- so those exports have been disrupted by the war, according to Joseph. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 In fact, late last year, Japan exported a batch of surface-to-air Patriot missiles built under license to the US. Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for export
Recent Examples of Synonyms for export
Noun
  • Japan imports almost all its oil, and Brent crude — the international standard — has jumped in recent weeks to about $100 a barrel.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Where else could Cuba find oil imports?
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities say, in another case, a dog sold as a service animal to a paralyzed veteran ended up attacking him.
    J.D. Miles, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The property was sold for $174 million to EDC Charlotte LLC, a firm linked to the data center developer Edged.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There is bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill designed to boost housing supply.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
  • With the conflict having disrupted much of the world's oil supplies, markets remain highly sensitive to any headline suggesting either escalation or diplomacy.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But Aaron Barker, president of the AFGE Local 554 in Georgia, said TSA officer unions don't have the same restrictions and can accept donations to distribute to their members.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Focused on innovative nonfiction storytelling exploring the link between science and culture, the fund has distributed grants to teams behind films at all stages, from development to post-production, since 2017.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Donovan felt trapped between two urgent situations — caring for his family and guiding a Bulls roster through the turmoil of trading eight players and gaining seven new ones at the deadline.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Export.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/export. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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