crash-landing

Definition of crash-landingnext
present participle of crash-land

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-landing
Verb
  • Did that person have trouble functioning in their daily life or need to try multiple drugs before landing on one that worked?
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Skating last, Kim delivered another exquisite program, landing six triples and making no obvious errors.
    Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Say each word was a bird—alighting briefly, out of reach and then gone again.
    Leila Chatti September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Resilience is not rooted in things like taking a bubble bath or lighting a candle.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The play features fun, contemporary costumes by Charlie Amon, playful handmade scenery by Jesus Hurtado, tension-building sound design by Michael Moretta, lighting by Stephanie Ma’alona and videos by Mariana Morin.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and Monterey cypress trees are common homes for roosting monarchs, as those tree species provide adequate shelter from weather and predators.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The county said construction for the park would not take place within 200 feet of roosting sites for the bat, but provided no evidence to support that as a proper buffer, adding another inadequacy to the environmental review, Bacal said.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Crash-landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-landing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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