belly-landed

past tense of belly-land

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Verb
  • As well as Fox News appearances and more to pitch his latest book, the Hillbilly Elegy author also touched down at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Thursday.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 June 2026
  • After he was taken with the Clippers’ highest draft pick in 17 years and their first lottery pick in eight years, Wagler and his family touched down at Intuit Dome to meet the media and his new fanbase.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Fireworks can't be lit on public or private property without the owner's permission, and fireworks must not be set off within 150 feet of a building or vehicle regardless of who owns the property, according to the city.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Then, a thousand years after Rome fell to barbarians, Italy brightly lit the paths of the Renaissance for others to follow.
    Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The Emmy-winning host and executive producer of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has landed a guest role on General Hospital, appearing in a three-episode arc that'll air on July 2, 3 and 6 on ABC.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • During Friday's public feeding, a butterfly landed on one of the group members, whose mother had recently died.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Many of these restaurants will open during January’s launch phase; meanwhile, lunch at Tapasake lives up to its extraordinary surroundings, perched on The Link’s broad rooftop, sheltered between the two towers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • It would have been perched on the ship’s grand staircase, and is the only one to have been recovered from the wreckage.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026
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“Belly-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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