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Recent Examples of crash-land
Penn State is in crash-landing mode on Wednesday after a dismal early signing day.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The long road back The Icarus of college football, Kiffin crash-landed at Alabama, hired by Nick Saban as his offensive coordinator.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Published by Amazon Original Stories for its Kindle platform last year, the story told of a group of mercenaries that crash-land on a remote snow summit.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Okarun and Jiji — ejected from the Buddha robot — crash-land in a nearby rice field.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The long road back The Icarus of college football, Kiffin crash-landed at Alabama, hired by Nick Saban as his offensive coordinator.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Published by Amazon Original Stories for its Kindle platform last year, the story told of a group of mercenaries that crash-land on a remote snow summit.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Okarun and Jiji — ejected from the Buddha robot — crash-land in a nearby rice field.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 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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Laura Geller New York Kajal Longwear Mascara On her lashes, Drescher wore the popular Kajal Longwear Mascara by Laura Geller, which has already landed in more than 7,000 Amazon carts this month.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The game officials ruled that Gobert impeded Wembanyama's ability to safely land on the follow-through from his jump shot, giving him six flagrant foul points for the season.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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The story that had been circling in his memory for years now seemed ready to alight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cash, an editor at Forever Magazine, has written a first novel that alights on plenty of hot topics without seeming limited by them.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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First responders in Atlanta rushed to an airport runway Tuesday after an aircraft experienced a harrowing landing failure, with all eight of its landing tires bursting the moment the plane touched down, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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One genius way that some flight attendants stay cool from takeoff to touch down is with a portable mini fan, like this $18 option from Jisulife.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chickens can roost on trees and goats love to chew on them.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.—
Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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Other recreational opportunities include, but are not limited to, swimming in one of four separate pool areas, skating on an outdoor rink that is covered, lighted, and available for 20 weeks of the year, tennis, and there are hiking trails.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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Attendees heard remarks from city leaders and lit candles in honor of Good.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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This price for the complex of 149 apartments is perched on the high side of per-unit values of South Bay residential hubs that have landed new owners lately.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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