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 Note whether the platform is full-service or leaves photos and shipping to you. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 And those volunteers have been busy boxing them up and shipping them off for delivers to Venezuela. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 26 June 2026 The only catch is that Iran has agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz without any fees on shipping for two months. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Higher energy costs have also made shipping more expensive for a wide range of goods, and that has been weighing on businesses and households. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 The series of reciprocal attacks began last week with a disagreement over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Instead of shipping the goods themselves, private Cuban entrepreneurs use Katapulk to sell and deliver goods to customers. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026 As space becomes a hotspot of modern war and global attention remains focused on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, artificial intelligence is now at the fore of tracking and analyzing vessels. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 View gallery - 6 images The global marine industry has been trying to reduce emissions from shipping for years, and making a dent in the 2%-3% of global CO2 emissions from moving 90% of the world's cargo would be no mean feat. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 June 2026

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The district court first blocked enforcement of the law, and the Fourth Circuit later ruled against West Virginia on the Title IX claim while sending the Equal Protection issue back for more fact-finding.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Congo placed third in Group K and among the top third-place group finishers, sending them on to the knockout rounds for the first time in history.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

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Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026