1
as in descending
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers
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2
as in dismantling
to take apart
dismount a revolver for cleaning
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Recent Examples of dismounting
The new cleat should be particularly appealing to racers – who need to snap back in as quickly as possible after dismounting – and to riders who are intimidated by the learning curve involved in using clipless pedals for the first time.
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New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismounting
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In late December 1980, US Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge saw strange lights descending into the forest.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Another cold front is descending across the Great Lakes region later Wednesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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What dismantling public health does is protect economic and racial privilege.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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In parallel, Israel had begun dismantling Hamas.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The other was a sailor who had fallen between two ships while disembarking one and boarding another.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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The resort is also conveniently located for embarking or disembarking a cruise or ferry connection, with the port of Piraeus about 30 to 45 minutes away, depending on traffic.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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My ultra earbuds keeps disconnecting randomly, and also first connection is problematic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The four-wheel-drive system features a disconnecting rear axle to improve fuel economy.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Workers began disassembling the street where the yellow letters were painted a block from the White House after the killing of a Black man by Minnesota police sparked nationwide protests nearly five years ago.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The activities include randomly selecting units, disassembling them at the Pantex Plant, and testing components at Sandia’s Weapons Evaluation Testing Laboratory.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2025
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Airport officials voted to begin detaching themselves from Highfill in September 2023, and the sides have been in court and before the Arkansas Legislature multiple times since.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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In April, Yen shared a video of his friend wakeboarding while attached to a plane, detaching a small piece of the aircraft.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dismounting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismounting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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