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Recent Examples of deplane
Customers deplaned via slides and airstairs and were bused to the terminal.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
Officials say both occupants were able to deplane safely on their own.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Out of an abundance of caution, all other passengers were asked to temporarily deplane while law enforcement conducted a security sweep, added Harris.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
Officials say both occupants were able to deplane safely on their own.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Out of an abundance of caution, all other passengers were asked to temporarily deplane while law enforcement conducted a security sweep, added Harris.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplane
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Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
10 Apr. 2018
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Although these port calls are sometimes in the wee hours, passengers are still welcome to disembark and take a quick look around town.—
Karen Gardiner,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Airbus built the rover in the United Kingdom and is supplying the main structure for the lander, which will settle onto Mars and deploy ramps for the rover to disembark and begin its mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Deplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplane. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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