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set sail

VERB
get started on trip
Synonyms


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Rob Donald and his 19-year-old daughter Freya set sail from New South Wales, Australia in March 2025, heading for Norway.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Mentor had set sail from New Bedford, Mass., the whaling capital of the United States, in July 1831, with a complement of 21 men led by Capt. Edward Barnard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The cruise ship set sail from Belfast on 8 May, before heading to Liverpool the next day.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship set sail in April.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

When he set sail from Troy many Trojans had joined him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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