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Recent Examples of debark
The ships had departed from ports in the U.A.E., with CSCL Indian Ocean debarking from the Port of Jebel Ali and CSCL Arctic Ocean sailing out of Abu Dhabi Port.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Miami is expected to see 10.2% of embarking and debarking passengers, followed by the Orlando area's Port Canaveral at 8.8% and Fort Lauderdale at 5.6%.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
However, locals say the tourists who debark for only a few hours but generally sleep and eat aboard ships are a bad deal for the city.
—Doug Struck, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2025
About 100 passengers were forced to debark and leave the train on foot when one Green Line trolley apparently rolled backward into another around 7:30 p.m.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Two massive tree trunks, debarked and smoothly polished, bring more of the outdoors feeling inside.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
If the wood wasn’t debarked, trees with loose bark layers or split wood that has dried enough to loosen its bark may harbor an array of creatures, such as wood roaches, earwigs, and possibly even overwintering yellowjacket wasp queens.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
On June 21, 1948, 1,027 people from the Caribbean debarked the Empire Windrush in London.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Miami is expected to see 10.2% of embarking and debarking passengers, followed by the Orlando area's Port Canaveral at 8.8% and Fort Lauderdale at 5.6%.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
However, locals say the tourists who debark for only a few hours but generally sleep and eat aboard ships are a bad deal for the city.
—Doug Struck, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2025
About 100 passengers were forced to debark and leave the train on foot when one Green Line trolley apparently rolled backward into another around 7:30 p.m.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Two massive tree trunks, debarked and smoothly polished, bring more of the outdoors feeling inside.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
If the wood wasn’t debarked, trees with loose bark layers or split wood that has dried enough to loosen its bark may harbor an array of creatures, such as wood roaches, earwigs, and possibly even overwintering yellowjacket wasp queens.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
On June 21, 1948, 1,027 people from the Caribbean debarked the Empire Windrush in London.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debark
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Passengers disembarked the ship in a lengthy process involving multiple countries and the World Health Organization that began last week.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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That includes 18 passengers (including Kornfeld) who were evacuated from the Hondius, passengers who had disembarked the ship on April 24, and people who shared a flight with a Dutch woman (the wife of the first case) who also fell ill from the infection and died in South Africa, on her way home.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Mercury enters your sign, helping your thoughts land faster, cleaner, and with more personality.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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SpaceX is also competing for a NASA contract to land humans on the moon later this decade.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Debark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debark. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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