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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
In 2022, a federal judge ordered the cruise lines Carnival, MSC SA, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian to pay more than $400 million in damages to Havana Docks, the American company that had the concession to the Havana port facilities the cruise companies used to disembark passengers between 2015-19.
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
After the ride, passengers disembark in the heart of Cleveland, where the fall scene promises plenty of good eats, seasonal brews, and autumn festivals to keep the spirit going.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Moments later, the couple disembarked from the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
When the ship docked on the island of Bonaire, Collins disembarked and did not return.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
After the ride, passengers disembark in the heart of Cleveland, where the fall scene promises plenty of good eats, seasonal brews, and autumn festivals to keep the spirit going.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Moments later, the couple disembarked from the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
When the ship docked on the island of Bonaire, Collins disembarked and did not return.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembark
Verb
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Other features of the database will be landing pages for master schedules for individual schools, rosters and schedules for individual teams and a page displaying recent scores throughout the state.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Denegal landed on his right shoulder when he was tackled following a 17-yard run.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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This quickly descended into hilarity when the coaches further ambushed their unwilling challengers with a full-court press for the entire 12 minutes.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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In a 20-second black and white video of the strike posted to X, a small boat can be seen apparently sitting motionless on the water when a long thin projectile descends on it, triggering an explosion.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Miami is expected to see 10.2% of embarking and debarking passengers, followed by the Orlando area's Port Canaveral at 8.8% and Fort Lauderdale at 5.6%.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 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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After having dismounted, the person crossed the street and moved into a wooded area.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
12 Sep. 2025
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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