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Recent Examples of deplane
The truck hit a Boeing 737 operated by United Airlines and the 122 passengers onboard were forced to deplane via stairs, a United Airlines spokeswoman said in an email.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Officials say both occupants were able to deplane safely on their own.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
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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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Officials say both occupants were able to deplane safely on their own.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
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 disembarked the ship in a lengthy process involving multiple countries and the World Health Organization that began last week.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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That includes 18 passengers (including Kornfeld) who were evacuated from the Hondius, passengers who had disembarked the ship on April 24, and people who shared a flight with a Dutch woman (the wife of the first case) who also fell ill from the infection and died in South Africa, on her way home.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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“Deplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplane. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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