ship (out)

Definition of ship (out)next
as in to sail
to travel on water in a vessel after college he decide to ship out on a tramp steamer and see the world

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  • Since then more Russian and Chinese vessels have sailed the northern routes repeatedly.
    Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • McDaniels schemed a few targets that had receivers open but nonetheless fell incomplete (DeMario Douglas' drop in the third quarter, and an incompletion sailed wide to Rhamondre Stevenson in the second quarter).
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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  • Between wading or boating into choppy surf, baking in the hot sun, and getting doused in salty spray, the elements are brutal on the human body and the gear meant to withstand them.
    Francesca Krempa, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Coral Gables man operating the boat that ran over and killed a 15-year-old girl wakeboarding behind a yacht in Biscayne Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless-boating charges Monday in a Miami-Dade County court.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Ship (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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