shipments

Definition of shipmentsnext
plural of shipment

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Noun
  • When looking for a more sophisticated ensemble, balance out your cargos with a pair of knee-high chunky rain boots to emulate this style.
    Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Both cargoes were strewn across the westbound lanes of I-70 after the crash.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • To keep this important cog in the development wheel turning, Goodspeed budgets carefully, sells a lot of tickets (including weekend passes and packages with dinner options) and attracts patrons who give donations specifically to the festival.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo that Harris took steps to conceal ordering steroids by arranging for packages to be delivered to a pseudonym at another address, and said his false application for a home loan — all while employed as a police officer — compounds his criminal responsibility.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In terms of exports, the only change over 100,000 bales was for Mali (-150,000 bales to 900,000).
    SJ Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The packets of seeds are added to a sealable plastic bag or a jar with an air-tight lid.
    Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • In Hong Kong for example, married family members give red packets containing cash to children and teenagers, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich in London.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Over time, increase the repetitions using light weights, then gradually progress to heavier loads, Forsyth recommended.
    Allison Forsyth, Health, 14 Jan. 2026
  • There’s live music, 70+ vendors, a Biz Kidz Market and loads of family-friendly activities to keep the entire family entertained for hours.
    Ave Maria, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That said, multiple companies are exploring more creative bundles with a goal of reducing churn and offering better value.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Tiny bundles of data—relayed on the app’s servers through sockets, or continuous connections—tell you that your best friend is typing.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The strike marks the first time in more than a year that Moscow has unleashed the Oreshnik, which can contain multiple warheads and carry either conventional or nuclear payloads.
    Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In an interview with Interesting Engineering, UEL researcher Daehyun Kim explained that SCARABS focuses on exploration reliability rather than experimental payloads.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Shipments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipments. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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