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belly-landed

verb

past tense of belly-land
as in touched down

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  1. touched down
  2. lit
  3. landed
  4. perched
Verb
  • The video was shared less than three weeks after the Sussexes touched down in Britain on August 26.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The National Weather Service confirmed last week that an EF-2 tornado touched down in the city amid a storm that impacted much of Southeast Michigan.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of touched down
Verb
  • As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Campers were beginning to gather; here or there a phone lit a face out of the night like a pilgrim in a tenebrist tableau.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ruffy successfully defended Tsarukyan’s early takedown attempts, but the Armenian changed levels late in the round before switching to an elbow that landed flush.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of landed
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  • During the summer, they can be seen by the hundreds perched atop telephone wires near the shore, the organization says.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Rooms There’s a range of accommodations here, from cozy poolside rooms to the two-bedroom Tuscany Suite perched above the grounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of perched
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“Belly-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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