as in landed
to go ashore from a ship
the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor
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Warners kept Goldstine’s lieutenants in charge of marketing; Cripps landed as the new head of global distribution at Disney by spring.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Yet Nix had a big-time blind spot in Indy, one that landed roughly between the hashmarks, some 14-15 yards past the line of scrimmage.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Video of a wild bust-up on an American Airlines flight shows two men battling it out in the aisle after one allegedly grabbed a woman's neck while passengers disembarked.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Around 20 passengers allegedly disembarked before the flight was able to take off, UK newspaper The Sun reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Debarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarked. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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