as in boat
a large craft for travel by water
a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean
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as in to send
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 ship
Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The threats include foreign governments and hackers jamming GPS signals or even spoofing them, which can produce a false location and send cars, ships, and planes to the wrong location.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that his province also plans to charge a 25% tariff on electricity shipped to three U.S. states in response to Trump's tariff plan, and would remain in place until all threat of tariffs had been removed.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Walsh and Nixon met in an unbelievable way: on a ship just before the pandemic.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The threats include foreign governments and hackers jamming GPS signals or even spoofing them, which can produce a false location and send cars, ships, and planes to the wrong location.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Wedding is alleged to have run a transnational drug trafficking ring that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California to Canada and other locations in the U.S.
He's also alleged to have orchestrated and attempted multiple murders.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that his province also plans to charge a 25% tariff on electricity shipped to three U.S. states in response to Trump's tariff plan, and would remain in place until all threat of tariffs had been removed.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
Noun
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Electric boats and paddle sports are allowed on the lake 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the year.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Escaping a sudden, massive flood, a smart, mischievous black cat clambers aboard a boat shared by a dog, a capybara, and a lemur, as well as a long-legged secretary bird.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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John McCormick, who ran DSS’s audit division during that time, sent an email to Gifford on May 12, 2020, explaining how Zervas would voluntarily repay nearly $600,000 to the state Medicaid program and in return McCormick’s team would discard the audit.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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In that order, the judge ordered Nathan to surrender his guns and sent a copy of the order to BSO.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another system key to balance is cardiovascular: vessels must work well to ensure the brain gets enough blood to avoid dizziness.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The borosilicate glass vessel features a small snail climbing up the side, and there’s a little glass twig too.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For a brief moment, she’s transported to a warmer location where golden sunlight pours into the room.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Starship rockets lift off from southern Texas, with a second launch site under construction at Cape Canaveral, home to SpaceX's Falcon rockets, which regularly transport astronauts and satellites into orbit.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What's next: Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis, both Utah Republicans, want the option to build warships and major components overseas, in NATO countries and friendly Indo-Pacific areas (think Japan or South Korea).—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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Take away the living quarters, corridors, ventilators, ladders, access ways, and work spaces, and a warship can be shrunk to a remarkable degree.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Daryl was taken captive in Maine by a crew of French sailors and shipped back to France on a freighter ship.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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