dismounts

verb

present tense third-person singular of dismount
1
as in descends
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 disconnects
to take apart dismount a revolver for cleaning

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Recent Examples of dismounts Suffering from a broken rib and sinus infection, Remco Evenepoel hands his bidon to a child on the roadside and dismounts his bike. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismounts
  1. descends
  2. disconnects
  3. disembarks
  4. dismantles
  5. detaches
  6. disassembles
  7. strikes
  8. dismembers
Verb
  • Finally comes the terminal phase, when the warhead re-enters the atmosphere and descends toward its target.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • When World Cup season descends upon soccer-mad Brazil, green and yellow banners decorate restaurants, bars and apartment buildings, streets are painted with flags and soccer balls, and discussions of the beloved national team's games are ubiquitous.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of descends
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  • Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Once the aircraft reaches the runway, the TaxiBot disconnects.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Definition of disconnects
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  • His wife disembarks, as do more than two dozen other passengers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • When border agents board during a stop (each with wanted posters of Philip and Elizabeth), Paige disembarks.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of disembarks
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  • Economic incentives would be phased in as Tehran turns over nuclear material, dismantles nuclear facilities, and demonstrates a commitment to regional stability, the senior administration official said.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 12 June 2026
  • Northwestern researchers designed a material that physically builds, dismantles, and rebuilds itself to manage energy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Definition of dismantles
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  • Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.
    — Ben Coxworth May 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026
Definition of detaches
Verb
  • Apple has also developed its own robot called Daisy that disassembles iPhones to recover materials that traditional recycling often misses.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • For example, Apple invented the Daisy Robot, which disassembles old iPhones in a matter of seconds and recovers a variety of precious metals, including copper and gold.
    — Suvrat Dhanorkar, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Definition of disassembles
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  • In the late summer of 2024, a bird strikes a Cessna in midflight; the airplane plunges into a deep Wyoming lake.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Yet, if ambition strikes, there are many worthy nearby diversions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of strikes
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  • The push, pull and discovery of these motives morph into a violent blowout that ultimately dismembers their existing familial foundation.
    — Sibani Ram, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of dismembers

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