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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
The action-thriller follows a mysterious woman gunslinger (Stone) who disembarks in the town of Redemption to avenge her father, killed by the town’s sadistic mayor (Gene Hackman).
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
For some, the appeal of a carry-on suitcase lies in the convenience of disembarking a flight, unencumbered by the luggage carousel and free to swiftly exit the airport.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.
—Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
Port Authority police have recovered video images of the suspect walking through the terminal after disembarking the bus, a police source with knowledge of the case said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
For some, the appeal of a carry-on suitcase lies in the convenience of disembarking a flight, unencumbered by the luggage carousel and free to swiftly exit the airport.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.
—Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
Port Authority police have recovered video images of the suspect walking through the terminal after disembarking the bus, a police source with knowledge of the case said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembark
Verb
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The movies will first land exclusively on Lionsgate’s own STARZ streaming platform immediately following its theatrical run, and Prime Video will then have its own exclusive streaming window shortly after that.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2025
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The actor, who turns 80 on Jan. 29, 2025, landed his breakthrough role on 'Magnum, P.I.' in 1980 Comments Tom Selleck has been a household name for more than 40 years!—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Enduro bikes may look like trail bikes, but they’re designed with much more bias towards descending.—
Seb Stott,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Instantly, Heffernan said, trolls descended, barraging her with anti-Semitic and misogynistic messages.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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If the wood wasn’t debarked, trees with loose bark layers or split wood that has dried enough to loosen its bark may harbor an array of creatures, such as wood roaches, earwigs, and possibly even overwintering yellowjacket wasp queens.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2024
Verb
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Considered one of the best bull riders of all time, Lane Frost was tragically killed in 1989 at the age of 25 after dismounting a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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