Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embark (on or upon)
Verb
  • Criticism of Gascón first began in January, after writer Sarah Hagi shared screenshots of Gascón’s purported past posts on X, which have been translated by Google.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Backup windows are available on Sunday beginning at 12:55 p.m. Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts a better than 95% chance for good conditions at the launch site Saturday.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Senate Budget Committee plans to start working on Graham's proposal next Wednesday.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET and will be televised nationwide on FOX.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Their An Evening with Jagged Edge: 25 Years of ‘J.E. Heartbreak’ anniversary tour, produced by Live Nation Urban, commences on Wednesday, Mar. 26 in Dallas.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Davis’ final touchdown at Arrowhead Stadium was supposed to be the dagger in the Chiefs’ hopeful return to the AFC Championship, as there were just 13 seconds left on the fourth-quarter clock when the Bills’ kickoff commenced.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Related Articles In an interview with WWD, chief executive officer and president Roberto Gavazzi explained that Boffi first arrived in the U.S. in 2000 and was among the very first Italian brands to open in SoHo’s design district.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
  • These varieties produce flower buds during the summer that will open next season .
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster.
    Diane Boettcher, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The first settlement in McLeod County was Glencoe, which was founded in June 1855 by a party of settlers led by Martin McLeod.
    Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Embark (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embark%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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