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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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The office of French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed suggestions of discord after footage emerged appearing to show his wife, Brigitte Macron, pushing him in the face before the couple disembarked from a plane in Vietnam.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 May 2025
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The black luxury bus pulled up to the front entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel Austin at twilight, and when Jim Irsay disembarked — cane in hand, flustered expression on his weathered face — something seemed a little off.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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The Mavericks' remarkable reversal of fortune When the NBA draft lottery arrived on May 12, Dallas had a 1.8 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The same day, a plane carrying Mickey Bruce and his Oregon teammates landed at Willow Run Airport for a game against Michigan.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Debark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debark. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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