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noun

ˈland How to pronounce land (audio)
Definition of landnext
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as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrant's unconscionable cruelties

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as in region
a broad geographical area the land to the west was said to have incredibly rich soil and plentiful water

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as in soil
the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air it's always good to be back on dry land after a long boat ride

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verb

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as in to dock
to stop at or near a place along the shore the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

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as in to arrive
to get to a destination we landed at the hotel just before midnight

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as in to disembark
to go ashore from a ship the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away

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as in to win
to receive as return for effort because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise

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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass

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Recent Examples of land
Noun
That acre of land could have been used to build one or two more towers, Toothaker said. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026 Sometime around 470 million years ago, in the increasingly oxygen-rich environment of the Middle Ordovician period, life on Earth was forever changed once again with the emergence of the first land plants. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Cui, now GPTZero’s chief technology officer and a director of engineering at Superhuman, had a viral moment, landing on Fox & Friends and NPR. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 With Stupnitsky on board, the studio will now aim to land Lawrence’s co-star for the film, a part that is sure to garner plenty of attention from actors around town. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for land
Recent Examples of Synonyms for land
  1. state
  2. region
  3. soil
  4. dock
  5. arrive
  6. disembark
  7. perch
  8. win
Noun
  • The state dinner hosted OpenAI’s Sam Altman, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg as well as officials from both governments.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson was serving as a top state senator when the landmark 1973 decision was upended in 2022.
    — KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of state
Noun
  • The new study by researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed that the striatum is a brain region involved in moment-to-moment action selection.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Final results from the Swiss government showed 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of region
Noun
  • Introduced crawling through the Trask family’s field, her black blood spattering their rich soil like a human pesticide, Cathy personifies the series’ potent blend of dread and beauty.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
  • During dry periods, soil-dwelling bacteria produce a compound called geosmin that deters insects such as fruit flies.
    — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of soil
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker was fined $8,000 by the NFL for throwing the ball out of the end zone in the Chiefs’ season opener against the Denver Broncos, and guard Trey Smith was docked $6,750 for a chop block in that game.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Electric tugs docked alongside an LNG carrier being loaded at the LNG Canada docks in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, July 14, 2025.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dock
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  • On Sunday, Zoo Atlanta announced two giant pandas arrived from China, just days after Xi said Beijing was sending the bears.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Porsha is already hoofing it down the snowy street after getting stuck behind an ambulance and arrives just in time for … more speech.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrive
Verb
  • The third pilot flew it to Saudi Arabia, where the plane landed and the passengers disembarked.
    — Anna Burd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The final few days of the trip offer passengers the chance to explore Funchal, Madeira, and Portimão, Portugal, along with two sea days before disembarking in Lisbon, Portugal.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of disembark
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  • The hotel occupies floors 30 through 36 of the Kioi Tower, with the lobby perched at the top.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The shoes feature a wide slingback strap that wraps around the back of the foot, while a dainty bow is perched right at the vamp.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of perch
Verb
  • Since winning the nomination, el Sayed has warmed to Schumer, as having the backing of the centrist wing of the party, which supported Stevens in the primary, will be crucial in taking on Republican nominee Mike Rogers.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Yann LeCun won the 2018 Turing Award—computer science’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize—along with fellow AI researchers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio for their work on deep learning, the neural network technology that underpins today’s AI boom.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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