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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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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

Meta has also been embarking on a cost-cutting journey that Nowak said could drive further upside to the stock, “or provide cushion to our base case if ad markets weaken.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“L.A. is embarking on a kind of grand experiment: Can they rebuild a rail system that serves a metro area that didn’t initially grow up around the car, but expanded around the car?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

After all, they were embarking on their most passionate project to date, one they must not fail at like the others.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez