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Recent Examples of perch
Rooney Mara perched on one stack next to Anna Wintour.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
The 250-acre automotive country club, perched atop the site’s highest point, features a ribbonlike 2.2-mile track with 22 corners slithering around stomach-dropping peaks and pitches.
—Sue Callaway, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
The tabby is not only engrossed but also sitting on a small plastic chair like a human, with a toy fish perched on his chest.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Called the Augusta Apartment, the 1,500-square-foot space is perched atop the legendary restaurant and boasts expansive views over the Seine and the famous cathedral.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
The 250-acre automotive country club, perched atop the site’s highest point, features a ribbonlike 2.2-mile track with 22 corners slithering around stomach-dropping peaks and pitches.
—Sue Callaway, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
The tabby is not only engrossed but also sitting on a small plastic chair like a human, with a toy fish perched on his chest.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Called the Augusta Apartment, the 1,500-square-foot space is perched atop the legendary restaurant and boasts expansive views over the Seine and the famous cathedral.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perch
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Until then, the U.S. had not landed on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Intuitive Machines, a space business based in Houston, is attempting its second-ever landing on the surface of the moon.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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An ethics violation has been lodged against the former CalRecycle director.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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The indictment charged a total of nine counts, including a main bribery conspiracy count lodged against each of the four defendants.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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The dolce vita playgrounds of Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure are less than 30 miles from central Genoa, and a few miles west roost the pastel villages of the Cinque Terre.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
airmail.news,
16 Nov. 2024
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But as the spending boom waned, some retailers saw problems with their businesses come home to roost.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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After safely returning to the fairway, his approach shot nestled just a few feet from the hole, allowing the American to land his birdie putt and close out a nerve-wracking victory.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this 38,000-square-foot space is fittingly nestled in the heart of Gadsden’s Wharf.—
Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
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With under 72 hours to go before the trade deadline passes, the Canucks are positioning themselves as both a buyer and a seller.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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The company plans to use satellites positioned approximately 370 miles above Earth, equipped with 33-square-foot ultra-reflective Mylar mirrors.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Boats parked on trailers dot the inlets leading to Matagorda Bay Nature Park and campground.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Mahoney, according to court documents, grew alarmed that her fiancé had seemingly disappeared — eventually going to the home and spotting McGeeney's red Ford F-150 pickup truck parked outside the residence.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Slotkin spoke from Wyandotte, Mich., a working-class community south of Detroit, as Democrats struggle to settle on a unified message to combat Trump, which was on full display Tuesday night as Trump delivered the longest address to Congress by a president in U.S. history.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the 1970s, his family immigrated to the U.S., settling first in Massachusetts and then in California, outside of Los Angeles.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perch. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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