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 Attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz have surged to a record high. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 The idea of Elon shipping a mid-range Android phone with the Play Store on it is so deeply funny to me. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 All items arrived clean (professional cleaning is included in your BNTO box subscription) and showed no wear and tear, though they were wrinkled from shipping and needed a good steam before wearing. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2026 The founders who told the Senate their products might end humanity are shipping those products faster than any software company in history. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The Fort Bragg Railroad started up in 1885 to haul redwood and fir logs to the coast for shipping south to San Francisco. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Higher diesel prices have made shipping more expensive because long-haul trucks and freight trains rely on the fuel. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The 25-pound device, set to start shipping this fall, produces up to six gallons of drinking water per hour from seawater. — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 However, so long as shipping bottlenecks persist, the physical crude market must rely on temporary workarounds to sustain flow. — CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Tesla's third-quarter delivery numbers declined 2% from the year prior but nevertheless topped estimates, sending the stock surging.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of sending

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The cost of transporting things around the world has gone up significantly, and Expeditors is reaping the rewards.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
By transporting supplies, supporting reconnaissance activities, and assisting with casualty evacuation, unmanned ground vehicles can potentially reduce soldiers’ physical workload while extending their operational reach.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026