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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-landed
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The aircraft, a WB-57 operated by NASA, touched down without its landing gear extended and slid along the runway on its fuselage.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Silhouetted figures on the beach at dusk lit by an impromptu fire give the impression of a careless, youthful night.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Volkert said firefighters typically start to see an uptick in fires when winter first hits and the holiday season brings with it lighted decorations and more cooking.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a flurry of shots in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite not looking particularly hard.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Machen’s London was a descendant of Blake’s, where angels perched in trees.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Travelers can check out the iconic Edinburgh Castle, one of the oldest fortified sites in Europe, perched upon a hill, before enjoying the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Old Town and the sweeping vistas of Arthur's Seat.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Belly-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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