embanked

Definition of embankednext
past tense of embank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embanked
Verb
  • Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sixteen years ago, food scientists in Brazil created a new system called Nova, which grouped foods into four ascending health categories based on processing.
    David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Roughly 20 members of Congress and their staff, Democrats and Republicans, accumulated in our office.
    Zach Fisch, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Even with only one day, however, Fisk and his team were able to take away everything that had accumulated in the bowling alley over the last 50 years and restore it to its vintage look.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Even so, right now, tens of thousands of American troops are massed off the coast of Venezuela, and a slight provocation could spark lethal consequences.
    Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Roseville police and Placer County Sheriff's deputies were massed in the area of Cirby Way and Rocky Ridge Drive, several blocks east of Sunrise Avenue.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The incident, captured on video by multiple bystanders, occurred as a group of people allegedly assembled to block ICE officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation.
    Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Thiago Magalhaes amassed over 200 yards and three touchdowns for Whitman-Hanson in a 34-13 win over New Bedford.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Russia had amassed some 170,000 troops in the region to bolster the Pokrovsk offensive.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Nickolas Schmitz collected 10 points.
    Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In 2025, the entire Kansas City metro saw 183 homicides, down from 190 in 2024, according to data collected by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The tree branches are pretty clumped together, versus having lots of individual limbs to bend.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Grant’s eyelashes were noticeably accentuated and clumped together on the top and bottom using mascara only.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s finished with stylish epaulets, wide cuffs, a collared neckline, and bunched hem.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • They were bunched by a couple of companies, and the openings were controlled by the companies, especially a company called Knight Trading Group.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Embanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanked. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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