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
Tuuli Narkle Fans might be shipping Narkle's character, Constable Cooper, and Sager's Jackson, but her relationship status off-screen is currently unclear.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One team that could be shipping off some of its star players is the New York Jets, who have reportedly been receiving calls for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and running back Breece Hall.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
This trade mirrors the same return the Pats received for shipping defensive lineman Keion White to San Francisco less than an hour before it was reported.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Considerable damage was also done to shipping in the Kingston Harbor, with five large vessels pushed ashore, according to the University of West Indies.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One team that could be shipping off some of its star players is the New York Jets, who have reportedly been receiving calls for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and running back Breece Hall.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
This trade mirrors the same return the Pats received for shipping defensive lineman Keion White to San Francisco less than an hour before it was reported.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Considerable damage was also done to shipping in the Kingston Harbor, with five large vessels pushed ashore, according to the University of West Indies.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipping
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In that case, the decline is largely because vendors are not sending it enough merchandise given recent delays in getting payment from the debt-laden company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The body speaks and people ask questions because the body is sending signals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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At the time of the incident, DHS defended Bovino's actions saying that a Border Patrol transport van transporting undocumented immigrants was attacked by demonstrators.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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While Iguaran was waiting for relatives to send more cash, and earning small amounts of money working odd jobs, the men who operate the fishing boats transporting migrants to Colombia cut him a break.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipping. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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