ship out
phrasal verb
shipped out; shipping out; ships out
: to leave one place and go to another for military duties
The troops will be shipping out next month.
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With its seventh annual Amazon Holiday Kids Book, Amazon created an original story with characters and featuring a wide selection of more than 700 gifts and toys, in English and Spanish, shipped out to millions of customers in October.
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Kanika Talwar, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
Lumber shipped out from Busselton jetty built the Indian railway system and the London Underground.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
The film follows a young mixed-race boy named George (Elliott Heffernan) who is shipped out of London by his mother, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) as part of the British government’s evacuation of children in the cities.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The buzz: Almost nobody sold at the trade deadline like the Rays, who shipped out Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes — who was 5-for-12 with three extra-base hits against his ex-team in April — and Amed Rosario, among others, in July.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
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Kanika Talwar, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
Lumber shipped out from Busselton jetty built the Indian railway system and the London Underground.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
The film follows a young mixed-race boy named George (Elliott Heffernan) who is shipped out of London by his mother, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) as part of the British government’s evacuation of children in the cities.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The buzz: Almost nobody sold at the trade deadline like the Rays, who shipped out Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes — who was 5-for-12 with three extra-base hits against his ex-team in April — and Amed Rosario, among others, in July.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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