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Recent Examples of perch
There is essentially nowhere to sit in the lobby, though guests waiting for someone could conceivably perch in the adjacent YOU restaurant.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Market on Morehead sits right at the edge of uptown and South End, perched just steps from the light rail’s Carson Station.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Police snipers perched on rooftops overlooking the site.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Police snipers perched on rooftops.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Market on Morehead sits right at the edge of uptown and South End, perched just steps from the light rail’s Carson Station.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Police snipers perched on rooftops overlooking the site.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Police snipers perched on rooftops.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perch
Verb
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The airport authority has also been working for months with a consulting group to land another budget carrier.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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There was no indication of a mid-air collision, and a second aircraft traveling nearby landed safely in New Braunfels.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE has already lodged a detainer request to keep Tortolero-Arriechi in custody — a request that now hangs in the balance in a state that has repeatedly clashed with federal immigration enforcement.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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In January 2025, Scott lodged a complaint about Ghoreishi and Khorsand with the Rhode Island Department of Health accusing them of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (now formally known as factitious disorder imposed on another) against both his wife and daughter.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Verb
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There are six species of birds that flock to neighborhoods and try to roost, said Rachel Richter, an urban wildlife biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lake Conroe residents Michael Hallett and Madi Bullock began an awareness campaign in 2024 to help save the island in Lake Conroe where native and migratory birds roost.—
Sondra Hernandez,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Apr. 2026
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Jackson came with Ball and became his neighbor, moving into a second unit nestled above Chima Brazilian Steakhouse.—
Julia Coin
May 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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Paul Villa and his wife, Kristen, were concerned about too many massage parlors popping up in the city of about 87,000, nestled against the hills between the 605 Freeway and the Orange County border.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Like, does getting in this line, this digital line actually position us to get our money back?—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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Late last year, Alibaba and Ant bought 13 of the 24 floors of a Causeway Bay office tower, positioning Hong Kong as their base for international expansion.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Don't park in the middle of the aisle.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fans can park at the nearby American Dream Mall for $225 for one spot for each game.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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The administration has also settled three deals with developers of more nascent offshore projects, paying back lease fees to the tune of nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars for the projects to not be built.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“Perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perch. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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