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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-landed
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His aircraft touched down at Palam Air Force Base, one of India’s oldest airfields, now partly integrated into Indira Gandhi International Airport.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025 -
It was launched as part of China’s Chang’e-3 mission and touched down on December 14, 2013, in Mare Imbrium.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes, a candle or lamp is also lit overnight to help warm the souls of the dearly departed.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2025
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However, the smoking gun was the two pieces of iron pyrite, sometimes called fool’s gold, which can be used to strike flint, creating sparks that could have lit tinder such as dry fungus.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
10 Dec. 2025
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Ruffy stunned Chandler with a spinning back kick then landed a short right that dropped his opponent.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Justin Ewing said the aircraft landed in a field adjacent to the airport and that a nearby roadway would be shut down as a precaution.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Some of those perched atop the street poles formed circles with their arms, turning themselves into makeshift basketball hoops while people below launched shots toward them.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Azzurra Private Villa, a sprawling home that opened to the public in April following a meticulous two-and-a-half-year renovation, is perched along a lush cliffside with the Mediterranean sparkling below.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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“Belly-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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