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Recent Examples of debark
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.
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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
The trees are debarked in around another nine years to allow for enough growth time.
—Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
Officers from the Ronald Reagan debarked Sunday and were greeted by Vietnamese officers after mooring in Da Nang, a port that was modernized and expanded by the United States during the war for its own use.
—David Rising, ajc, 26 June 2023
The woman's body and her husband were debarked in Nassau, according to Carnival spokesperson Matt Lupoli.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
In summary, first look to see if the stems have been debarked by squirrels.
—oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2020
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
The trees are debarked in around another nine years to allow for enough growth time.
—Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
Officers from the Ronald Reagan debarked Sunday and were greeted by Vietnamese officers after mooring in Da Nang, a port that was modernized and expanded by the United States during the war for its own use.
—David Rising, ajc, 26 June 2023
The woman's body and her husband were debarked in Nassau, according to Carnival spokesperson Matt Lupoli.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
In summary, first look to see if the stems have been debarked by squirrels.
—oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debark
Verb
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Upon arriving, he was met by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after disembarking from Air Force One before attending a Saudi-U.S. Investment forum.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Dogs were taking the metro, purposefully riding up and down escalators, taking their place in train cars alongside human passengers, and disembarking at destinations where friendly food stall operators had snacks on offer.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Morro Bay State Park was the only SLO County destination to land on the list.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
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The $500 million expansion fee paid by the ownership group led by Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, blew away the previous MLS record of $325 million paid by David Tepper to land Charlotte FC.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Debark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debark. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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