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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh (anchor)
embark
Verb
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Three Americans and one Canadian will embark on a 10-day journey as part of the Artemis II mission, the first to be crewed beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo era.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The band is set to embark on their Forever Tour beginning in July.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Weigh (anchor).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28anchor%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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