1
as in descended
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 dismantled
to take apart
dismount a revolver for cleaning
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Recent Examples of dismounted
Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismounted
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Following 19 months of surveillance, more than 500 troops, six helicopters, and several planes descended on the facility, which was being protected by a perimeter of roughly 30 pickup trucks and over 60 gunmen.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, as Pippin and Imani descended onto Montrose, Lueck told the Tribune that Pepper and Blaze had been recently spotted at their wintering grounds in Florida and North Carolina, respectively.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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And yet, this paradigm shift hasn't completely dismantled customs regarding the relationship between seasons and colors.—
Lucía Tejo,
Glamour,
26 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, Reuters reported, the embassies of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia issued a protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry, after a memorial complex in the Siberian city of Tomsk dedicated to the victims of the Soviet secret police was dismantled.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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All guests and non-essential crew disembarked with their luggage and personal belongings, according to Blue Lagoon Cruises.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Guests and non-essential crew disembarked the vessel via a ferry, the cruise company added.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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Four alighted on a paper towel dispenser.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then, while Louise was peering through the letterbox, our mother alighted from the back of a black cab.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, institutionalized Western medicine redefined sassafras through laboratory experimentation, largely detached from these contexts of use.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Players look emotionally exhausted and detached from their current status, with Brighton’s last-gasp goal on Saturday another untimely blow.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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After more than a year in place, the tower crane used for work on the Thompson Center was disassembled in February 2026 as the redevelopment entered its final phases.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Slowly, incrementally, Andrew disassembled the coach, until hundreds of little bits of him were scattered from Rockville to Manassas.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The delivery man, 41, was struck outside the 482 Joy Garden on Riverdale Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Ukrainian drones have routinely struck deep into Russian territory, hitting Russian military bases, oil refineries, and the Russian capital.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dismounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismounted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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