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
Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The ship was now well-manned in its hunt for whalers.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Janis Carr, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Park was accused of shipping about180 pounds of ammonium nitrate in January and later paying for an additional 90 pounds of the chemical to be shipped to Bartkus in the days leading up to the Palm Springs attack.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Noun
That’s typically a military strategy to ensure your fighting ships and planes aren’t destroyed in case of an attack.
—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The ship was now well-manned in its hunt for whalers.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Verb
The Clippers, who were among the teams linked to potentially trading for Kevin Durant before he was shipped to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, still could engage in an unexpected draft day trade, one that could involve Bogdan Bogdanovic.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Park was accused of shipping about180 pounds of ammonium nitrate in January and later paying for an additional 90 pounds of the chemical to be shipped to Bartkus in the days leading up to the Palm Springs attack.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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One four-person crew in a 24-foot open-bow MasterCraft grabbed their life jackets, wisely abandoned the boat and swam to shore.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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Meeting The Largest Dinosaur Over the next few days, the trip goes to the Peninsula Valdez for more whale viewing from the boat, observation of a colony of penguins and the beginning of the search for dinosaur fossils.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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He’s expected to appear at the Ada County Courthouse on Wednesday at 11 a.m. for a change of plea hearing, according to the letter sent to the families.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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The friend sent money to Kouri Richins as down payments on a mortgage, but Kouri Richins used the money to pay other debts.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Three helicopters and a thermal drone had been involved in the search by air over the Bali Strait, while about 20 vessels and fishing boats were mobilized for the sea search, Suyatno said.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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The entire vessel then caught fire and was burning for some time.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Verb
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The deputies gave the man first aid and he was transported to an area hospital where he was listed in critical condition.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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The body was transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The presence of the aircraft carrier and its accompanying warships gives Trump the option of a third carrier group in the Middle East if needed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Tokyo is converting warships into aircraft carriers capable of deploying stealth fighter jets, while Seoul has outlined plans to build a vessel equipped with dozens of drones.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Noun
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May 9 marks the anniversary of when part of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed into Tampa Bay after it was struck by a freighter during a storm.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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