DEBARKED Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

debarked

verb

past tense of debark

as in landed

to go ashore from a ship the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor

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Recent Examples of debarked Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026

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Chance had five punts land inside the Baylor 20-yard line, including two that landed inside the Bears’ 5-yard line.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Some artifacts found on the island indicate Earhart and Noonan’s plane may have landed there, including glass bottles from the 1930s and a woman’s makeup compact, the expedition said.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The third pilot flew it to Saudi Arabia, where the plane landed and the passengers disembarked.

— Anna Burd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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