crash-landed

verb

past tense of crash-land
as in belly-landed

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  1. landed
  2. alighted
  3. perched
  4. lit
  5. roosted
  6. touched down
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  • There are good times for a bye and great times — this break couldn’t have landed at a better time for CSU.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, however, she was invited to New York to audition and landed the role.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of landed
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  • BookTok’s preferences may skew toward familiar beats and blunt-force sensation, but in Harpman the hive mind has alighted on something more capacious and slippery.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • According to the latest available rail passenger statistics, a grand total of 76 people have alighted or boarded at Shippea Hill in the previous 12 months.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Definition of alighted
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  • Dulang serves up local Balinese flavors in a charming gazebo setting, and there are a pair of bars—one uber-sophisticated and perched high and the other a swim-up down by the beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The design took flight in 1965, when Jean Schlumberger dreamed up the idea of a tiny avian creature perched atop an important gemstone.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of perched
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  • Rihanna’s response lit the fuse as fans continued to gas their feud on social media.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Judy lit his cigarette and sucked on it as if gasping for air.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of lit
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  • Once the colony grew, the birds roosted in a derelict military barracks nearby, later returning to the pine forest when the facility was renovated.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
    — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of roosted
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  • After the plane touched down, Hayun was widely credited with helping to prevent a mass-casualty event.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The reality star and Skims founder touched down at the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend to support boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, bringing a little feminine energy to the Formula 1 circuit.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of touched down
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“Crash-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-landed. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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