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Recent Examples of deplane
For the 1987 Fiesta Bowl against Penn State, the Hurricanes deplaned wearing combat fatigues and – during Mario’s 1988 redshirt season – Miami played Notre Dame in the now famous Catholics vs. Convicts game.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Seats in the front half of the aircraft win points for faster boarding and deplaning.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Out of an abundance of caution, all other passengers were asked to temporarily deplane while law enforcement conducted a security sweep, added Harris.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Seats in the front half of the aircraft win points for faster boarding and deplaning.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Out of an abundance of caution, all other passengers were asked to temporarily deplane while law enforcement conducted a security sweep, added Harris.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplane
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Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
10 Apr. 2018
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From there, transfer to Metromover’s Inner Loop (free) and disembark at the College/Bayside, First Street or Bayfront Park Metromover station.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The astronauts flew themselves from Houston, which houses NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in two T-38 training jets and then disembarked to speak with reporters.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Deplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplane. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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