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as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrant's unconscionable cruelties
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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we landed at the hotel just before midnight
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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away
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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass
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Recent Examples of land
Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The concern is that the hammer lands on teams that are just bad, injured or rebuilding normally, while the truly motivated tankers simply learn the new angles.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Federal counterterrorism sources told City Journal that millions of dollars sent to Somalia by way of hawalas based out of Minnesota landed in the coffers of al Shabab.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Restorative Farms creates farms on unused tracks of urban land, improving food access and economic opportunities in underserved areas.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The concern is that the hammer lands on teams that are just bad, injured or rebuilding normally, while the truly motivated tankers simply learn the new angles.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Ragans struggled to land his secondary pitches, recording just 52 of his 90 pitches for strikes.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Federal counterterrorism sources told City Journal that millions of dollars sent to Somalia by way of hawalas based out of Minnesota landed in the coffers of al Shabab.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land
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The scorching heat wave, which began last week and brought dangerous temperatures to parts of California, Arizona, and other Southwestern states, is expected to expand east into the central United States in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Air service plays an outsize role in the nation's most expansive state, where most communities rely on flights for year-round access.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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That’s easily the highest figure among the 11 counties in the Charlotte metro region.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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In all, the three attacks killed at least eight people, including a father and daughter at a maternity hospital in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Newman had a hunch that when soil dries up, the antibiotics bacteria use to wage war might become more potent, simply because of evaporation.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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However, there may be biological hurdles that could forever confine this vision to the realm of science fiction and human civilization to our Earthly soil.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Whether the tanker is allowed to dock, turned away or intercepted at sea could shape not only Cuba’s immediate energy outlook, but also the broader balance of power playing out across the region.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Prior to that mission, Artemis 3 astronauts aboard the Orion capsule are due to meet and dock in 2027 in Earth orbit with at least one of the commercial lunar landers being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan said Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will send top diplomats to Islamabad for talks aimed at ending the war, arriving Sunday for a two-day visit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Crews arrived and found three cars involved in the collision and eight people suffering from injuries of varying severity.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Alicia Silverstone all hug near the bar, then disembark to respective restrooms.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Any day the D’Oyly Carte could disembark at Lime Street station and hire every available hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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But both clubs could end those funks and in convincing fashion, since both sit perched atop their respective divisions presently.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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There are many Lulu & Georgia moments to admire in Mandy Moore’s Altadena home, courtesy of designer Sarah Sherman Samuel, from her bedside nightstands to the wicker chaise loungers perched poolside.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
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Frederiksen's Social Democrats received the most votes and were seen winning 38 seats in Denmark's 179-seat parliament, results published early Wednesday showed, compared with 50 seats four years earlier.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Vargas unveiled Ohtani's mural in 2024, followed by another honoring Fernando Valenzuela in 2025, both years when the Dodgers won the World Series.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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