consignments

noun

plural of consignment
1
as in commendations

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as in cargoes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignments
  1. commendations
  2. cargoes
  3. mandates
  4. loads
  5. delegations
  6. bales
  7. promotions
  8. loadings
Noun
  • The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Gold, silver and bronze and honorary commendations will be awarded.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of commendations
Noun
  • Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In early April, for instance, Brent futures traded at around $113 per barrel while physical cargoes of the stuff sold for as much as $144.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • Beyond the architecture, the Costa Rican government mandates that 70 percent of the peninsula’s dry tropical forest remains protected—paradise will not be paved.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Malone, who was a vocal critic of vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, did pin some blame on falling trust in the scientific establishment for the slight downtick in inoculations.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandates
Noun
  • The team must improve the fabrication process, scale up the laser power, and determine whether the ceramic waveguides can maintain their optical performance under much higher loads.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • After receiving a doctorate at the University of Kent in England, Araghchi joined the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and over the past 20 years has been a member of Iranian delegations on nuclear issues.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Reagan and Gorbachev, in the course of their discussion, agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons, a move that surprised both delegations.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of delegations
Noun
  • The disaster, which killed approximately 750 people and injured another 1,800, was due to the combustion of cotton bales and explosives, including TNT, that the ship was carrying.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • All figures in parentheses below are current estimates for those crop years in million bales.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bales
Noun
  • In online promotions, some hospitals have claimed the wristband campaigns can save lives, though many have recently launched and their impact has yet to be studied.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Post-deadline promotions of Brett Bateman and Charles McAdoo injected speed into the lineup.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of promotions
Noun
  • Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In a report Monday, Windward said Kharg’s western terminal had seen no loadings for 22 consecutive days, the liquid petroleum gas terminal for 13 days and the eastern terminal for 10 days.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of loadings
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