as in dock
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
our families waved good-bye to us from the landing as we left on our honeymoon cruise
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as in arriving
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay
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as in coming
to get to a destination
we landed at the hotel just before midnight
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as in disembarking
to go ashore from a ship
the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda
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as in perching
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 earning
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 grabbing
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 landing
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The concept uses external airbags that inflate around the aircraft to reduce impact during abrupt landings.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Their client’s search stayed pretty close to home, with the bank looking at another Broadway property before landing on the 341-351 site, Tyler said.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Therefore, owners agreed to move the touchback from the 30-yard-line to the 35-yard-line prior to the 2025 season to incentivize teams to kick into the landing zone.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The concept uses external airbags that inflate around the aircraft to reduce impact during abrupt landings.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
On September 10, the twins flew from Italy to Chile, landing in Concepción.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Their client’s search stayed pretty close to home, with the bank looking at another Broadway property before landing on the 341-351 site, Tyler said.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landing
Noun
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Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los Angeles, silently converting the power of the sea into useable electricity.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Most ships bound for the French capital dock in Le Havre, a major port on the Normandy coast.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After arriving at the home, an officer discovered that Crofts’ wife was running a day care and snow cone business out of their home, according to court records.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Sep. 2025
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Diggs spent the 2024 season with the Texans after arriving in Houston from the Bills via trade.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University, some students started an online petition asking university administrators to stop him from coming.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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As women’s sports across the country get more attention, and the league looks to expand in the coming years, that engagement is even more valuable.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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The other was a sailor who had fallen between two ships while disembarking one and boarding another.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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There have been many previous perching drone designs, but these typically have hooks or grasping claws to hold on to branches or powerlines, or use magnets or gecko-like feet to attach to vertical surfaces.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Notably, that was considerably more than his boss was earning as a House member, $174,000.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The craft seller at a roadside market is earning her independence.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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