debarked

verb

past tense of debark
as in landed
to go ashore from a ship the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor

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Recent Examples of debarked Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarked
  1. landed
  2. disembarked
Verb
  • Penta hit a Mexican Destroyer on Chad Gable and the two landed awkwardly.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the sport continues to process Skubal joining the Dodgers in a late Saturday trade, reactions from rival executives have landed somewhere between resignation and frustration.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of landed
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  • All were due to be disembarked at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France, for medical assessment and assistance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Travelers continuing to Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city, remained on board, while others disembarked at the Km.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of disembarked

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“Debarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarked. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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