belly-lands

verb

present tense third-person singular of belly-land
as in touches down

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  1. touches down
  2. lights
  3. lands
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  • By combining machine learning with historical operational data, airport platforms can forecast assistance demand long before an aircraft touches down.
    — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Long before President Xi's plane touches down, someone will have decided where the two leaders would meet, who would host, and how the room would be arranged.
    — Leslie John, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of touches down
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  • Rose lights three candles in front of the altar, then rises to her feet to read from her phone.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If Mick hadn’t come cruising into that playground, lights off?
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of lights
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  • Advertisement The news lands as existing ways for spotting AI misbehavior have begun to break down.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Wherever the blame lands, the Cowboys are 3-5 and running out of room for these kinds of mistakes.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lands
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“Belly-lands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-lands. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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