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
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Depending on your sailing direction, one side of the ship will always have better views of the Nile, smaller villages, and even sunsets.
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Jackie Deantonis,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Colin Grabow,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wegovy, introduced its GLP-1 pill for weight loss in early January, while Eli Lilly's pill, Foundayo, began shipping in April.
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Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
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Noun
Both people will have to be in sync to take down enemy ships and barrel-roll their way to avoid incoming fire.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Depending on your sailing direction, one side of the ship will always have better views of the Nile, smaller villages, and even sunsets.
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Jackie Deantonis,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Verb
Ohio shipped fuel across the Great Lakes to Wisconsin.
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Colin Grabow,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wegovy, introduced its GLP-1 pill for weight loss in early January, while Eli Lilly's pill, Foundayo, began shipping in April.
—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
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Upon arrival, deputies were unable to locate the boat or a suspect and their search began, according to a news release shared on Friday.
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The trail that led to the record haul began in the state of Queensland, when local police officers responding to reports of a truck fire found 40 kilograms of cocaine floating in the sea near a boat ramp.
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According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, Tarrant County Fire reached out for assistance Thursday, and the department sent two dive teams to help.
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In addition to the autopsy, Burris said Martin’s brain was immediately sent to be examined posthumously for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can affect regions of the brain involved with regulating behavior and emotions and is linked to contact sports such as football.
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However, following a series of Miami Herald articles detailing flaws in the investigation, including police not following up with key eyewitnesses, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office reexamined the case and charged Pino with felony vessel homicide in October 2024.
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The verdict was handed down on Monday acquitting Pino, 55, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide for the crash that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez and left another teen, Katy Puig, now 21, with life-changing injuries, according to NBC 6.
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Nine patients were brought to University Hospital, and multiple had been transported by helicopter, University of Missouri Health Care PR strategist Eric Maze said.
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Textron Aviation organizes a private airlift to transport Special Olympics athletes to the games.
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Though Kim stressed the new warship was a completely domestic product, Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said the pace of shipbuilding could indicate otherwise.
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And this may be just the start for Kim, who will soon also commission the Kang Kon warship that capsized during launch last May.
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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