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Recent Examples of detrain
Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrain
Verb
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Passengers deplaned normally in Las Vegas, American said.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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Seattle responded to the scene, with law enforcement safely deplaning all passengers and crew members.—
Adeola Adeosun
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
Verb
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After hovering for another minute, the car was slowly lowered into an aisle way on the floor, where Beyoncé disembarked.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2025
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After days enduring the unsanitary conditions, the ship finally made it to Mobile and passengers disembarked.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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