weigh (anchor)

Definition of weigh (anchor)next
as in to embark

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embark
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  • After a life on the sidelines, Mary breaks free from her family to embark on a journey of self-discovery outside of her sisters’ shadows.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • That’s part of what led NIST scientist Stephan Schlamminger to embark on a 10-year quest to measure the gravitational constant, G, to greater precision and with greater accuracy and lower uncertainty than ever before.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 May 2026
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“Weigh (anchor).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28anchor%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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