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Recent Examples of detrain
Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrain
Verb
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The airport says that the incident was resolved quickly, and passengers deplaned normally via the jet bridge.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Air routes would make station stops along a line of flight, boarding and deplaning passengers along the way.—
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak on Sunday in Spain, where they were expected to be evacuated to their home countries and begin quarantining to prevent further spread of the disease.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from 12 countries disembarked the ship and went home after the death of the first passenger on board (before officials knew of the outbreak).—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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