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.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarked
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With the goal, Ijeh has landed on the scoresheet in three straight matches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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James, 62, landed on the ballot through a petition process.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Israel’s police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a protest.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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On the video call, the passengers asked the officials whether other Americans who had been on the ship but disembarked before the outbreak was identified were facing the same monitoring requirements.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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“Debarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarked. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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