shipments

Definition of shipmentsnext
plural of shipment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipments
Noun
  • Beijing also held several soybean auctions in recent weeks, an indication that room is being cleared for more incoming cargoes.
    Hallie Gu, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The world’s top consumer had been hovering close to the target for days and has now booked enough cargoes to meet it, according to traders familiar with the shipments.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Alongside the continued dominance of genre packages, such as horror, action and thrillers, more films about relationships and romance have hit the market, hoping to make buyers’ hearts (and budgets) flutter.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The funding — formerly known as earmarks — was tucked into spending packages that Congress passed in both November and February to fund most of the government through September.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Cotton was a big crop in Savannah before the Civil War, with the city exporting more than half a million bales of cotton a year.
    Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The girl received packets of classwork delivered from her school – which also dropped off bags of food a couple of times.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Look for containers to house baking supplies, grab-and-go snacks, breakfast items, seasoning mixes, and hard-to-organize spice packets.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • When using the dishwasher or washing machine, run full loads to maximize usage of the water.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The 2026 Super Bowl had loads of celebrities cheering on their favorite team from the VIP boxes—Jay-Z, Kendall Jenner, Saweetie, Rosé, and Travis Scott among them.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This February, Casper is rolling out a 35-percent-off sitewide sale, which includes mattresses for up to 30 percent off, 35-percent-off bundles, and affordable accessories like pet beds and nightlights.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Character bundles vary in cost of V-Bucks.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The threat environment alone is enough to deter loadings and prompt diversions at the margin.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Matrix targets heavier payloads and longer routes than most current designs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Shipments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipments. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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