SHIPPING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

shipping

verb

Definition of shipping

present participle of ship

as in sending

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 shipping The tanker has entered service, and the results suggest the technology could help shipping operators lower fuel consumption without changing their vessels’ primary propulsion systems. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026 The insurance costs of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have gone up substantially, even though there’s more oil going through the strait today than there was pre-war. — NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026 That means higher costs across the board, including for shipping giant Amazon, which reported an 11% increase in shipping expenses in the third quarter compared with last year, to individual retailers. — Laya Neelakandan,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 So did the Clippers before shipping north to Los Angeles in 1984. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 And the startup Slate is getting close to shipping its $24,950-and-up Slate EV, which has already drawn favorable reviews. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026 AliExpress also offers extra perks for Brand+ shoppers, including shipping within five days and free returns on eligible items. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2026 The agentic workflows now shipping can consume many times more tokens per task than a simple chatbot call, so total bills are climbing even as unit costs fall. — Mala Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Keeneland hosted its first race in 1936, but the track’s trajectory changed during World War II, when railroad restrictions prevented local breeders from shipping their horses north to the sale in Saratoga, New York. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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The president’s immigration crackdown has been a prominent feature of his second term with major operations in Los Angeles and other cities sending arrests soaring.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Rather than try to impeach him for a third time, given the evidence of last Tuesday, Democrats should be sending him bouquets of flowers with thank you cards.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

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Some experts have questioned whether Russia can meet the schedule for diesel deliveries, in part because of the complexities of transporting the oil within Russia to its ports and thence to its destination.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Then the Iran war sent the prices of diesel and fertilizer soaring, which increased the costs of transporting beef and growing feed.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026