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also alit
1
as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air
a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond
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2
as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing
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Recent Examples of alighted
The Super Beetle, called the 1301, alighted in 1971 with a 60 hp, 1,585 cc engine.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
In the wake of such revelations, Jones needed to free his Temple from the threat of government interference and alighted upon Guyana as a new home.
—Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
In the wake of such revelations, Jones needed to free his Temple from the threat of government interference and alighted upon Guyana as a new home.
—Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alighted
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Rugged lodges perched on sprawling acres of land offer up hiking and biking aplenty.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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City officials said the event was unrelated to the continual land movement known as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) southeast, that has wreaked havoc on scores of multimillion-dollar homes perched over the Pacific Ocean.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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China has landed on the Red Planet once, sticking the landing on its first attempt in 2021, setting the Zhurong rover down successfully in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen 1 mission.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit landed as a midnight deadline to fund the government fast approached, with no deal in sight and both parties trading blame.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Alighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alighted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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