land with

verb

landed with; landing with; lands with
British, informal
: to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)
I always get landed with the washing-up.

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And then there are the moments that land with absolute clarity. Alex Badia, Footwear News, 4 May 2026 And even a modest OPEC+ output hike landed with a shrug. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 May 2026 The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 For the bluebuck, the company is partnering with the nonprofit Advanced Conservation Strategies to navigate regulatory thickets in potential host countries where the animals could live on wild land with the proper vegetation and climate, in herds large enough to be genetically viable. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for land with

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“Land with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20with. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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