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
There are also no changes for shipping documents in letters.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
The shipping giant announced earnings overnight, beating on both revenue and earnings expectations and also raised guidance on revenue growth for the year to a range of 4 - 6%.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Create an account ahead of the launch and save your credit card and shipping information to save time.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Knightscope was founded in 2013 and has been shipping its robots to companies since 2015, gaining widespread attention and use in the last decade.
—Pj Green
september 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
The shipping giant announced earnings overnight, beating on both revenue and earnings expectations and also raised guidance on revenue growth for the year to a range of 4 - 6%.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Create an account ahead of the launch and save your credit card and shipping information to save time.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Knightscope was founded in 2013 and has been shipping its robots to companies since 2015, gaining widespread attention and use in the last decade.
—Pj Green
september 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipping
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Tim Robinson stars as a shopping-mall developer who sits on a chair that collapses onstage, sending him on a quest to track down the manufacturer.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Angelica, too, helped shape Hamilton’s thinking, sending him Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations from a London bookshop.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ares instead collapses the two, transporting technology from the other universe—like the light cycle, a futuristic motorcycle that’s become a franchise icon—onto real-world streets.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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She’s also accused of accepting Rolex watches and other jewelry as bribes, and transporting a fugitive politician in a presidential vehicle.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipping. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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