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Recent Examples of deplane
In 2023, American Airlines was fined a record-breaking $4.1 million for holding 43 domestic flights on the tarmac for lengthy periods without giving passengers a chance to deplane between 2018 and 2021, according to the DOT.
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Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2025
The collision caused a delay for both flights as passengers were forced to deplane and board new aircraft.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Out of an abundance of caution, all other passengers were asked to temporarily deplane while law enforcement conducted a security sweep, added Harris.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2025
The collision caused a delay for both flights as passengers were forced to deplane and board new aircraft.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Out of an abundance of caution, all other passengers were asked to temporarily deplane while law enforcement conducted a security sweep, added Harris.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplane
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Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
10 Apr. 2018
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Passengers disembark in the charming mountain town of Jasper, which offers easy access to Jasper National Park.—
Jessica Poitevien,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Deplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplane. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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