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Recent Examples of perch
The German island has nearly 1,400 residents, whose modest homes are split between an Unterland at sea level and an Oberland perched on the rim of a grassy plateau, dotted with sheep and free-wheeling seabirds.
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Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Both Harley and Rocket love perching on high places.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
This year, the screens remained completely dark, meaning the vast majority of the audience saw nothing more than a distant, blurry figure in a white hat perched behind a piano.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2025
Location The Mandarin Oriental Bodrum is perched overlooking Paradise Bay, on the northern coast of the Bodrum Peninsula.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Both Harley and Rocket love perching on high places.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
This year, the screens remained completely dark, meaning the vast majority of the audience saw nothing more than a distant, blurry figure in a white hat perched behind a piano.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2025
Location The Mandarin Oriental Bodrum is perched overlooking Paradise Bay, on the northern coast of the Bodrum Peninsula.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perch
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Celine Dion hasn’t released new music in some time, but that hasn’t stopped her from landing back on the Billboard charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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About 11,000 members of the 1st Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands, taking Japanese defenders by surprise and securing an important airstrip.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Most of the elderly evacuees had been promised lodging elsewhere in the city, but had few other options.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trump on Friday also lodged insults again at Powell for not lowering interest rates, urging the central bank board to wrest control from him.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
1 Aug. 2025
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The chickens have a strange way of coming home to roost on The Chi.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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The chickens are coming home to roost, all our career readiness and job search strategies are now in play, and the battle is joined.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Here, nestled amongst pine woodlands and alongside a sparkling lake, our creative crew of pros fashioned a forever home and gathering place that beautifully reflects the region's natural splendor, as well as its rich history of architecture and design.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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This technique ensures the onion melds into the meat before nestling everything onto the rolls.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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That move positioned him for an executive role the following year.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Leveraging its manufacturing base, vast domestic market, and resource capacity, China is positioning its private sector as the primary engine of expansion.—
Time,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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The 29-year-old woman parked her vehicle at Mambo Seafood in Houston on Aug. 11 and left it running before going inside with her husband and other kids, according to court records.—
Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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Armored personnel carriers parked next to the Washington Monument.—
Jade Walker 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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All of these should be allowed to settle almost to the bottom before the retrieve is begun.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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The people settling here were in for some major changes from formerly nomadic lifestyles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perch. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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