DEBARKS Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

debarks

verb

present tense third-person singular of debark

as in lands

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

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The movement feels fluid but also brutally impactful when Wolvie lands claws-first on an unsuspecting enemy with a thud.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The engagement lands during the always lucrative Christmas-New Years holiday weeks, with producers no doubt hoping the popular Leavitt can bring in the kind of record-setting business that marked her stint as Roxie Hart in Chicago this past spring.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

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