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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
President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One upon arrival at the White House South Lawn in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2025.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The remaining passengers disembarked without incident, according to the New York Fire Department.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Passengers disembarked the plane without any further issue while the pilot was treated by paramedics, according to the outlet.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 June 2025
In a video shared with CNN by the march’s Canadian delegation, a large number of Egyptian authorities are seen standing on the tarmac as the Canadian activists disembark a plane.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The remaining passengers disembarked without incident, according to the New York Fire Department.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Passengers disembarked the plane without any further issue while the pilot was treated by paramedics, according to the outlet.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 June 2025
In a video shared with CNN by the march’s Canadian delegation, a large number of Egyptian authorities are seen standing on the tarmac as the Canadian activists disembark a plane.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembark
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Wood hit 16 homers, including one that landed on the roof of the Chop House behind the right-field wall.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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Wood hit 16 homers, including a 486-foot shot and one that landed on the roof of the Chop House behind the right-field wall.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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On the morning of July 10, immigration agents descended on Glass House Farms near Camarillo and in Carpinteria – a greenhouse complex that is one of the state's largest marijuana farms.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Potentially Cloudy Guidance The easyJet share price could very well descend on Thursday if CEO Kenton Jarvis doesn’t reiterate his FY25 PBT guidance of roughly £700-710 million.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
14 July 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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Dragoons followed in leather breeches and woolen gaiters, dismounted for the moment but hopeful of finding American horses ahead.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Fixed an issue where players attempting to save and load during the 'Get on your mount' objective caused Rin to spawn dismounted and follow Yasuke on foot, blocking progression.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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