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deplaning

verb

present participle of deplane
as in detraining

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  1. disembarking
  2. alighting
Verb
  • After disembarking in Setúbal, stroll through the city’s Mercado do Livramento.
    — Nuno Gonçalo Correia, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sweeney was photographed with Braun and his children for the first time in August, when they were seen disembarking a private jet, per TMZ.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of disembarking
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  • This shimmering, sonorous work, from one of our greatest living directors, moves through the peculiar landscapes of human interaction with certainty, eccentricity and grace, alighting on a generous if rueful conclusion.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The book always came to mind when taking a walk out in the forest and seeing the hypnotic curl of a fern or a bird alighting on a branch inches away from me.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of alighting
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“Deplaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplaning. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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