EMBARKS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

embarks

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present tense third-person singular of embark

as in launches

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Jacobsen, after interrogating scientific and security experts around the world, has imagined an accident at a Siberian lab that launches a runaway outbreak.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
In July, Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams was spotted in Seoul wearing a pair of calf-length white shorts from Descalco, a new swimwear brand that launches this week.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

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One day, Valentina boards the chapa carrying the flower Sitóe once gave her.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Nikko Remigio When Nikko Remigio, one of the few Filipino and Asian players in the NFL, boards a flight, chances are a Bruce Lee movie isn’t far behind.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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