EMBARKING Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

embarking

verb

present participle of embark

as in sailing

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as in getting (on)

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sailing

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Royal Caribbean also paid homage to the original Legend of the Seas, which began sailing for the line in the 1990s until 2017, with a model of that ship on display in Schooner Bar.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Two other small tankers exited the Persian Gulf by sailing closer to Iran.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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