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Recent Examples of embarkation
The short four-hour flight from JFK (chartered by Viking for the expedition) felt like a breeze compared to the multi-day journey down to Antarctica’s embarkation port at Ushuaia, the southernmost end of the world.
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Jillian Dara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Traveling without a passport can also complicate the embarkation process, leaving guests stuck in extra lines.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Nearly every water excursion imaginable (snorkeling, boating, fishing, scalloping, kayaking, and swimming with manatees) is available for embarkation directly from the resort.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Near the beach is an embarkation point to take boats out to the East Brother Light Station, built in the 1870s on a speck of an island to provide navigation to ships.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
These twin ports in northern Italy serve as embarkation points for many Western Med cruises, particularly those run by Italian lines.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Jillian Dara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Traveling without a passport can also complicate the embarkation process, leaving guests stuck in extra lines.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Nearly every water excursion imaginable (snorkeling, boating, fishing, scalloping, kayaking, and swimming with manatees) is available for embarkation directly from the resort.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Near the beach is an embarkation point to take boats out to the East Brother Light Station, built in the 1870s on a speck of an island to provide navigation to ships.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
These twin ports in northern Italy serve as embarkation points for many Western Med cruises, particularly those run by Italian lines.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarkation
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Tens of thousands need medical evacuation or to return home.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Health officials in Gaza say tens of thousands of residents with urgent medical needs are seeking evacuation through Rafah, underscoring the pressure on the crossing even as access remains tightly controlled.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cabins within the area also typically include butler service, dedicated concierges, and priority embarkation and disembarkation.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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In response to the removal, four organizations held a press conference and rally at the disembarkation point on the day the ship was set to return.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Reliable, comprehensive emigration statistics broken down by race under apartheid are hard to come by, but in 1961 alone, UNESCO calculated that no fewer than 25 faculty members resigned from the University of Cape Town to move overseas.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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After a century of heavy emigration—mostly to America—postwar Sweden began to change from a port of departure to one of call.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Truist details allegations against former bank executives Truist’s complaint paints a picture of betrayal and covert meetings preceding the exodus.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Six years after the pandemic reshaped the American map, the exodus from the nation’s largest coastal cities has not only persisted but also evolved to include a former boomtown.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Visit the Mott-Warsh Gallery in Flint, which houses a collection of fine art created by members of the African diaspora.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Connecticut is home to more than 100,000 Muslims from different diasporas, as well as recent arrivals from the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, united by the religion of Islam.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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As well as cheeky possums and young kestrels readying to make their first flight, this year’s gallery also includes images that ask bigger questions about the human impact on the planet.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But leakage at the tail service mast umbilical, a problem during the first Artemis flight in 2022, cropped up again the second time around.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Embarkation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarkation. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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