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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 shipped
With local landfills nearing capacity after the county’s main recycling hub — the incinerator — burned to the ground in 2023, about half of the county’s waste is now shipped by train to out-of-state facilities, increasing both environmental and financial costs.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Around mid-2025, Chinese officials urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s less powerful H20 processors, an AI accelerator the US previously allowed to be shipped to China.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
One infamous example is Kilmar Obrego García, who was living here without authorization and was shipped to a prison in El Salvador.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
By then, local landfills were filling up, and garbage was being shipped downstate or even out of state.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
They can also be shipped nationwide.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
The youngest daughter, Harriet, a genius who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, is desperately trying to evade being shipped off to a wilderness-reform-boarding school.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
But if Saks Global were to go bankrupt, those claims would be joined by many more, from banks, bondholders, landlords, factors and the many other vendors who have been struggling for over a year to get the retailer to pay for goods already shipped and sold.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Two-time All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts, and three-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was sent to Dallas in a blockbuster trade with the Cowboys.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Around mid-2025, Chinese officials urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s less powerful H20 processors, an AI accelerator the US previously allowed to be shipped to China.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
One infamous example is Kilmar Obrego García, who was living here without authorization and was shipped to a prison in El Salvador.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
By then, local landfills were filling up, and garbage was being shipped downstate or even out of state.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
They can also be shipped nationwide.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
The youngest daughter, Harriet, a genius who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, is desperately trying to evade being shipped off to a wilderness-reform-boarding school.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
But if Saks Global were to go bankrupt, those claims would be joined by many more, from banks, bondholders, landlords, factors and the many other vendors who have been struggling for over a year to get the retailer to pay for goods already shipped and sold.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Two-time All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts, and three-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was sent to Dallas in a blockbuster trade with the Cowboys.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipped
sent
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Frederick Gaudreau sent a backhand pass from the left side near the boards to Tolvanen in front, and settled the puck and beat Quick at the 1-minute mark.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The clock is ticking for the man accused of killing a couple in their Columbus, Ohio, home to be sent back to the Buckeye State to face charges.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Shipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipped. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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