EMBARKED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

embarked

verb

past tense of embark

as in launched

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as in got (on)

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in Santa Clarita on Sunday morning.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Before Rick Jackson launched his surprise bid for the highest political office in Georgia earlier this year, some people in Alabama already knew his name.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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