as in boats
a large craft for travel by water
a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean
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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 ships
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Capacity remains the key barrier, with Habben Jansen suggesting that there are not enough ships in its fleet to facilitate another network overhaul just yet.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Those who put down a deposit for the $500 device will be charged the rest once the phone ships.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Diesel is the lifeblood of the food supply chain, fueling trucks and ships.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 May 2026
The Spanish rescuer checks the living quarters for survivors, and peers inside the ships’ containers to see two filled with trash, fishing nets and other equipment, according to the video.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Oil prices sank Wednesday, and stock markets rallied worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow ships to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf once again to their customers.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Researchers have focused specifically on electromagnetic design, optimizing coil winding and materials to deliver high power to electric ships through a compact surface.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Many ships still in the Persian Gulf switched off their AIS location transponders, or were faking their locations this week, a CBS News analysis found Wednesday.
—May 6, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
And any company that ships its goods should expect higher transportation costs.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Later this year, Nvidia will see some big competition when rival AMD ships its first rack-scale system called Helios.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
The only wine club that exclusively ships Napa Valley red wine to its members, Robb Report 672 Napa Valley Wine Club is busily preparing its first selection of the year.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Kirk Cousins, who has $10 million guaranteed this year and another $10 million due on March 15 in a roster bonus, will likely force his release from Atlanta, or allow the Falcons to broker a trade that ships him elsewhere.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
That prescription goes to a compounding pharmacy, which then ships the peptides to the patient.
—Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
Things are more transient now, with East Coast military transplants looking for a good watch pah-ty coming and going as Uncle Sam ships them in and out of the Springs.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
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On the first day of the war alone, electronic interference disrupted the navigation systems of more than 1,100 commercial ships in UAE, Qatari, Omani and Iranian waters, according to a Windward report cited by Inside GNSS.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Capacity remains the key barrier, with Habben Jansen suggesting that there are not enough ships in its fleet to facilitate another network overhaul just yet.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Those who put down a deposit for the $500 device will be charged the rest once the phone ships.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Diesel is the lifeblood of the food supply chain, fueling trucks and ships.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 May 2026
The Spanish rescuer checks the living quarters for survivors, and peers inside the ships’ containers to see two filled with trash, fishing nets and other equipment, according to the video.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Oil prices sank Wednesday, and stock markets rallied worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow ships to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf once again to their customers.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Researchers have focused specifically on electromagnetic design, optimizing coil winding and materials to deliver high power to electric ships through a compact surface.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Many ships still in the Persian Gulf switched off their AIS location transponders, or were faking their locations this week, a CBS News analysis found Wednesday.
—May 6, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network.
—Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
And any company that ships its goods should expect higher transportation costs.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Later this year, Nvidia will see some big competition when rival AMD ships its first rack-scale system called Helios.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
The only wine club that exclusively ships Napa Valley red wine to its members, Robb Report 672 Napa Valley Wine Club is busily preparing its first selection of the year.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Kirk Cousins, who has $10 million guaranteed this year and another $10 million due on March 15 in a roster bonus, will likely force his release from Atlanta, or allow the Falcons to broker a trade that ships him elsewhere.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
That prescription goes to a compounding pharmacy, which then ships the peptides to the patient.
—Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
Things are more transient now, with East Coast military transplants looking for a good watch pah-ty coming and going as Uncle Sam ships them in and out of the Springs.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ships
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Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Today, only a handful still participate in the races, to the tangible pride of the locals, who pack into their own boats to cheer on friends and family.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Martin said that canceling the event sends the wrong message and called on Mayor Rex Richardson and City Council members to take urgent action and let the festival go on.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Ahsoka sends Din to an ancient Jedi temple site, where Grogu can meditate so a Jedi will find him.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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According to the indictment, the operators of the Dali used the flushing pump for fuel supply on at least three of its other vessels.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Autonomous fleet receives major funding push The new plan also highlights the Navy’s increasing focus on medium unmanned surface vessels, or MUSVs.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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The hundred or so journalists parked not far from the Port of Granadilla have watched a steady and carefully coordinated ballet as the boat transports five passengers at a time to the port that has finally agreed to take them in.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Correcting An Expensive Mistake Designed as a new class of multi-mission stealth warships, the Zumwalt-class was meant to meet the congressional mandate for a warship that offered the naval fire support of a battleship.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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