shipments

noun

plural of shipment
as in cargoes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipments
  1. cargoes
  2. packages
  3. bales
  4. packets
  5. loads
  6. bundles
  7. loadings
  8. payloads
Noun
  • While Hudson is the latest patron of the pants, Oprah Winfrey, Brittany Mahomes, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Lawrence have also forgone basic bottoms in exchange for cargos at one point or another.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Edison SpA, the Italian electric utility unit under French group EDF, said QatarEnergy extended a force majeure notice, withholding four additional LNG cargoes scheduled for Italy’s Adriatic LNG terminal until early September.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • Sponsorship packages range up to a $25,000 VIP level that includes a private meet-and-greet and photo opportunity with DeSantis and Garrity.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • Front Office Sports reported in April that firms were offering seven-figures in annual compensation to poach top lawyers, with some packages exceeded $10 million.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of packages
Noun
  • The 27-year-old country star struck another pose while kneeling atop the hay bales.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • The Green Mountains, hay bales, cows, and barns immediately calmed my mind and gave the kids a place to run around and have fun.
    — Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 29 June 2026
Definition of bales
Noun
  • Each box comes with six packets that can be prepared with hot water or microwaved.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Boxes contain six instant packets that can be prepared with hot water or in the microwave.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of packets
Noun
  • Transformers require specialized vehicles and heavy-duty trailers capable of carrying oversized loads.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Flawless routines and loads of amenities were once seen as the ultimate pillars of hospitality.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Robertson said that Sheetz decided to quit VMware because Broadcom’s changes, which include eliminating perpetual licenses in favor of subscriptions to large bundles, forced the retail chain’s hand.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • DirecTV wins in price and package offerings (more channels, packages, and plans at lower prices, which results in greater value), bundles (more variety for a cheaper price tag, which also means better value), and sports.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
Definition of bundles
Noun
  • Aramco ​had resumed crude oil loadings on ​Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted ​for nearly four months.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Definition of loadings
Noun
  • The rocket performed as planned, sticking to a nominal trajectory and deploying the payloads right on schedule.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 July 2026
  • The video shows these drones flying into the Russian positions and detonating their payloads during the assault.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of payloads
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