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Recent Examples of crash-land
The mile-wide, 550-foot-deep gouge people see today was crafted in roughly 10 seconds when the meteorite, traveling at 26,000 mph, crash-landed in what was then a forest of juniper and piñon pines.
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
On June 26, a meteorite streaked across the daytime sky and crash-landed in Atlanta, drawing attention across the US Southeast.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
The official synopsis for Alien: Earth episode one reads:
When a spaceship crash-lands on Earth, a sister searches for her brother amidst an unexpected alien threat.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Also in February, a Delta jet crash-landed in Toronto and flipped upside down.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
On June 26, a meteorite streaked across the daytime sky and crash-landed in Atlanta, drawing attention across the US Southeast.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
The official synopsis for Alien: Earth episode one reads:
When a spaceship crash-lands on Earth, a sister searches for her brother amidst an unexpected alien threat.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Also in February, a Delta jet crash-landed in Toronto and flipped upside down.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 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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Somehow, after the plane landed though before Andrés and Daria reached the taxi stand, Daria’s wallet went missing.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Keiko Agena had small roles on shows like Sister, Sister, Felicity and Beverly Hills, 90210 before landing the role of Rory Gilmore's best friend, Lane.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Super Beetle, called the 1301, alighted in 1971 with a 60 hp, 1,585 cc engine.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Say each word was a bird—alighting briefly, out of reach and then gone again.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Colin Farrell touched down at the Zurich Film Festival this week with his latest project Ballad of a Small Player from director Edward Berger.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bad Bunny is officially touching down on the biggest stage in sports.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the chickens coming home to roost doesn’t stop there.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Here, the wide, shallow channels are perfect for roosting birds, while the surrounding cornfields provide a post-harvest buffet, allowing the cranes to fatten up for the long journey to their breeding grounds in the northern stretches of the United States, Canada, and even Siberia.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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That whole environment re-lit something in me.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The record was created with Shellback and Max Martin in between shows on the career-spanning Eras Tour, which lit a fire in the singer-songwriter that blazes across each of its 12 tracks.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The middle aisle is restocked with home goods, organizers, candles, cleaning gadgets, even clothing and shoes, and new ALDI food items are stocked on the shelves, perched and ready for the deals to be snapped up by customers.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Burnett perched in a director’s chair beneath a portable ring light.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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