as in lands
to go ashore from a ship
the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor
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While the plots are similar— an ex-revolutionary is forced back into action after his daughter is kidnapped by a former nemesis— the film lands as a much more straightforward action movie, following relatively conventional story beats.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025 -
The ball lands on a black 13, a nod to Swift's lucky number.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Debarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarks. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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