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embarking on

VERB

begin undertaking, journey

Synonyms

WEAK

broach commence engage enter get off initiate jump off launch open plunge into set about set out set to start take up tee off

Example Sentences

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SpaceX has been cash-flow positive for more than a decade, said Musk, but “we are embarking on a significant growth phase where we’re going to put in orbit probably a 100,000 satellites.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Here’s what the space agency expects to do before embarking on an ambitious lunar pit stop to Mars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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

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

And like McCandless, upon embarking on his terminal odyssey, Ruess adopted a new name or, rather, a series of new names.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer