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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Those operations ship out a lot of Coke, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade and hundreds more brands and flavors to some 60 million consumers every year.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Stevens did, however, repeatedly emphasize the offseason priority that compelled Boston to ship out the two starters, both of whom played key roles on the franchise’s 2023-24 championship team.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Two years ago, that performance compelled the front office to ship out Amed Rosario, Aaron Civale and Josh Bell at the trade deadline.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Rung returned to Buffalo for a month in late 1944, and then his landing craft shipped out for the Pacific Theater by way of the Panama Canal.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Stevens did, however, repeatedly emphasize the offseason priority that compelled Boston to ship out the two starters, both of whom played key roles on the franchise’s 2023-24 championship team.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Two years ago, that performance compelled the front office to ship out Amed Rosario, Aaron Civale and Josh Bell at the trade deadline.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Rung returned to Buffalo for a month in late 1944, and then his landing craft shipped out for the Pacific Theater by way of the Panama Canal.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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