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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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Officials say both occupants were able to deplane safely on their own.—
Fox19 staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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The project, at 1250 W. Gowen Road, includes the hangar, a paved parking lot with 65 spaces, utility upgrades, landscaping and an aircraft apron, which is the paved area around the hangar used for parking, fueling and boarding or deplaning.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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