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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly-landing
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In between times, the film has been touring the festival circuit, recently touching down at the New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland and Melbourne, and next heads to the Deauville American Film Festival and London after TIFF.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Also, with the sun, Mercury and a solar eclipse in Virgo touching down on your ninth house of expansion and self-discovery, this is a time for personal and professional growth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Think lighting by a faint, lantern glow; dinner in a basket; and a skylight to view the Milky Way.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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The brand works with award-winning designers to create collections of furniture, accessories and lighting for private homes and business spaces.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Golden retrievers have long been one of America's most-popular breeds, regularly landing near the top spot in the American Kennel Club (AKC)'s annual list.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This generally broad, collar-grabbing approach certainly makes for a direct and compelling polemic, landing in the midst of a crisis that lower-key campaigning so far hasn’t done much to solve.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Belly-landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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