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Recent Examples of crash-land
Now, in the franchise’s first television offering, similar creatures crash-land on Earth from a spaceship and crawl and slither into a future version of our world, dominated by cutthroat corporations such as the one that designed Wendy as the next step in human consciousness.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 July 2025
When the alien craft crash-landed, Wendy volunteered to retrieve the cargo, only to find carnage within.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
The plane crash-landed at the Sioux City, Iowa, airport, sliding into an adjacent cornfield and killing Bailey’s mother and 111 others.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
His transformative powers come from a mystical meteor that crash-landed on Earth in Ancient Egypt during the days of Pharaoh Ramses II.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 July 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 July 2025
When the alien craft crash-landed, Wendy volunteered to retrieve the cargo, only to find carnage within.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
The plane crash-landed at the Sioux City, Iowa, airport, sliding into an adjacent cornfield and killing Bailey’s mother and 111 others.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
His transformative powers come from a mystical meteor that crash-landed on Earth in Ancient Egypt during the days of Pharaoh Ramses II.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-land
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Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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In the worst air disaster in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport.—
David Hodari,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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After landing on the ice runway, the aircraft’s engines remained running to prevent freezing during refueling, the air force said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Celine Dion hasn’t released new music in some time, but that hasn’t stopped her from landing back on the Billboard charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The camera then alighted on Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon enjoying beers in the stands and freaking out about being on camera, as well as well as Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore 2 co-star Christopher McDonald and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog munching on popcorn shrimp.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
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And forget about leaving wallets, phones, or bags on the cream leather seats—cabin cameras linked to speakers will alert alighting passengers that their belongings ought not to be left behind.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Andy Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. vice president’s journey continued into Scotland, police were once more present — this time watching out for people who had gathered to witness Vance touch down.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Their chartered flight touched down at LAX with them holding a half-game lead over the Dodgers in the National League West.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The chickens have a strange way of coming home to roost on The Chi.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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The chickens are coming home to roost, all our career readiness and job search strategies are now in play, and the battle is joined.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Sit down with the employee and ask what actually lights them up.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Hinton has claimed that the inhabitants of the Bronx lit more fires than their landlords did.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Most scenic brewery: On the slopes of the White Mountains, perched above the Ammonoosuc River, occupying a 19th-century grist mill, Schilling Beer is impossibly picturesque.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fishing villages, however, cling to rugged coasts—their red cabins perched between sea and stone, drying cod hanging from wooden racks.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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