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as in descends
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 disembarks
When border agents board during a stop (each with wanted posters of Philip and Elizabeth), Paige disembarks.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the climax, the yacht docks in Norway, and everyone disembarks.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the climax, the yacht docks in Norway, and everyone disembarks.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembarks
Verb
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Still, the resolution lands at a complicated intersection for the city.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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What happens if yours lands on the leap day?—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The situation quickly spirals out of control, and her life descends into chaos.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The festive horror centers on Gino, whose traditional Italian family Christmas Eve celebration descends into chaos when his deceased grandmother returns from the dead and embarks on a killing spree.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes, grandson of Robert), the shot fills with the telltale red, white and blue of the American flag.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cash, an editor at Forever Magazine, has written a first novel that alights on plenty of hot topics without seeming limited by them.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Disembarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarks. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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