embanked

Definition of embankednext
past tense of embank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embanked
Verb
  • This grouped gambling with alcohol use disorder and other addictions.
    Alex Hogan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For example, in the apparel section at NEX Norfolk, major athletic brands like Nike, Under Armour and Athleta are grouped together, united only by a sign overhead advertising a 20% off discount.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ryan Baker, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The post quickly accumulated nearly 2 million views through Thursday, mostly an outpouring of condolences.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Soldiers massed around Central, crossing rifles to prevent the Black students, who would soon be immortalized as the Little Rock Nine, from entering the grounds.
    Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The nectar plants should be massed together in groups of three and five by color.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Rubin assembled a creative team to develop the Candy Hall of Fame, which will open in summer 2027, including designer Janet Planet and Broadway set designer David Korins.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Over the next 15 years, Alito amassed a conservative record.
    Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Big Ten Conference amassed nearly $70 million from NCAA distributions that will be paid for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
    Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Satellite images collected from the region since 2009 indicate that the population of Emperor penguins in Antarctica has been decreasing for about a decade, Phillip Trathan, member of the IUCN's Penguin Specialist Group, told ABC News.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Thursday is expected to include video of one more law enforcement interview with Horner in the days after Athena’s body was found, as well as discussion of evidence collected by crime-scene investigators.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her ’60s clumped lashes and coiffed hair, for example, are still highly referenced today.
    Essence, Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Dimorphos, also a rubble pile, likely formed from debris that clumped together after being shed by Didymos.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And presuming this is a classic dishwasher silverware basket situation, those tines just aren’t going to get consistently clean when bunched up at the bottom.
    John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Some 40 or 50 two and three-week-old calves bunched up and dropped behind the main body of caribou, and the black wolf was soon among them.
    Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Embanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanked. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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