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embarking

VERB

get on transportation object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence enter launch

STRONG

board emplane entrain

WEAK

go aboard ship leave port plunge into put on board set about set out set sail take on board take ship

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease end finish stop

WEAK

disembark stay

Example Sentences

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There are two pictures in “The Farmer” section titled “Farmer Couple— Propriety and Harmony,” both from 1912; Sander incorporated into his project pictures he had taken before formally embarking on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Imagine embarking on an international cruise vacation and ending up landlocked in the middle of America.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Chelsea are now embarking on a detailed process to appoint their sixth permanent manager, with Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, Fulham's Marco Silva and former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso understood to be in contention.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

But, before embarking on her first trip to Europe as president of Mexico, Sheinbaum sought to clarify what she called a misunderstanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Of course, I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro