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as in to descend
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
before you disembark, make sure you haven't left anything on your seat
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Recent Examples of disembark
Upon disembarking from the Marine One helicopter, the first lady was spotted wearing a dark gray two-piece set, featuring a long-sleeve top and a knee-length pencil skirt.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
After an announcement trailer back in May, many were wondering whether this tense first-person action-horror game would disembark on the current-gen Xbox consoles as well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Carnival Jubilee had just disembarked on a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise when the fight broke out.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
After an announcement trailer back in May, many were wondering whether this tense first-person action-horror game would disembark on the current-gen Xbox consoles as well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Carnival Jubilee had just disembarked on a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise when the fight broke out.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembark
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Scheffler hit an inexplicable approach from the 18th fairway in the morning that landed wide right, between the bunkers, which cost his team a chance to halve the match.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are only 66 short years between 1903, when the Wright Brothers flew the world’s first airplane, and 1969, when mankind landed on the moon.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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But the goals, tactics and personalities pressing hands to television necks didn’t descend fully formed on January 20, 2025.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hardcore fans from all over the planet will be descending on Spain for the opening shows, and many will likely follow them as the tour continues throughout Italy, England, Denmark, and Germany.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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About 100 passengers were forced to debark and leave the train on foot when one Green Line trolley apparently rolled backward into another around 7:30 p.m.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Two massive tree trunks, debarked and smoothly polished, bring more of the outdoors feeling inside.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2024
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After having dismounted, the person crossed the street and moved into a wooded area.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
12 Sep. 2025
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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