1
as in to descend
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 to dismantle
to take apart
dismount a revolver for cleaning
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Recent Examples of dismount
Its role as a mobile weapon platform allows Ukrainian forces to transport heavy weapons swiftly to counter Russian dismounted advances.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Vernon dismounted and glassed the country to the west.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Crossing the finish line more than a minute faster than his nearest rival, Evenepoel had time to savor his victory, dismounting and celebrating with arms outstretched in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
—Rosanne Roobeek, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
The husband’s job was to hold the horses if Moses and Gainsford dismounted to move closer to their target.
—Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Vernon dismounted and glassed the country to the west.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Crossing the finish line more than a minute faster than his nearest rival, Evenepoel had time to savor his victory, dismounting and celebrating with arms outstretched in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
—Rosanne Roobeek, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
The husband’s job was to hold the horses if Moses and Gainsford dismounted to move closer to their target.
—Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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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
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Other companies that have rolled back some DEI programs include Boeing, which dismantled its DEI office, Lowe’s and Walmart.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Harley-Davidson The company dismantled its DEI team prior to April 2024, does not have hiring quotas or supplier goals and has rescoped its employee resource groups, trainings and sponsorships.—
Eleanor Hawkins,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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They were greeted by Sanon, who had disembarked days earlier from a private jet, and Ashkard Pierre, a friend of the pastor, who is also the subject of a wanted poster, in connection to the assassination, issued by Haitian police.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Even something as straightforward-seeming as passengers boarding and disembarking from the ship is more complicated here.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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That library was the hub of the community, and losing it will disconnect the community further.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Battery packs must be disconnected during security inspection.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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The first stage, or the rocket’s bottommost portion, fired its engines for more than three minutes before detaching from New Glenn’s upper portion.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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After birth, the placenta naturally detaches and is expelled after the baby is born during vaginal birth or is removed by doctors during a c-section.—
Christina Montoya Fiedler,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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Hudson was a prodigy who once disassembled his father’s old pump organ and rebuilt it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2024
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These presidential powers strike at the very heart of our government — they are more typically exercised by a king or a dictator.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Moderately sized quakes strike New England every few decades while smaller quakes shake the region roughly twice a year, according to the USGS.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Dismount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismount. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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