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as in landed
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons perching on the roof
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as in nestled
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
perched the baby in a basket
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Recent Examples of perched
The restaurant is perched above the casino on the second floor, next to a food hall that boasts lobster rolls, burgers, pizza, sushi and, yes, tacos.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
By 2024, his team had mapped nearly all of an enormous reef off the Carolina coast, perched a thousand metres down.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Our light posts are probably 30 feet high, so they are perched way above any other structure in the area.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The storybook entrance ends at a brick motor court in front of his French countryside residence perched on a ridge overlooking the North Fork of the American River and Folsom Lake.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Hicks started his hockey journey as a 3-year-old, when his dad, Derek, would shoot on him in the full-size hockey net perched in their living room.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The venue, perched atop Edge — the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere at 1,131 feet — transforms the observation deck into a high-energy nightlife destination each summer.
—Abigail Park, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
As soon as Wednesday, a four-person crew could launch on a mission to fly around the moon in an Orion capsule that's currently perched at the top of a 322-foot, orange-and-white rocket waiting at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Art and oceanfront living converge in this 7,000-square-foot Hamptons estate, perched on nearly two acres of prime beachfront property overlooking Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
By 2024, his team had mapped nearly all of an enormous reef off the Carolina coast, perched a thousand metres down.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Our light posts are probably 30 feet high, so they are perched way above any other structure in the area.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The storybook entrance ends at a brick motor court in front of his French countryside residence perched on a ridge overlooking the North Fork of the American River and Folsom Lake.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Hicks started his hockey journey as a 3-year-old, when his dad, Derek, would shoot on him in the full-size hockey net perched in their living room.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The venue, perched atop Edge — the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere at 1,131 feet — transforms the observation deck into a high-energy nightlife destination each summer.
—Abigail Park, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
As soon as Wednesday, a four-person crew could launch on a mission to fly around the moon in an Orion capsule that's currently perched at the top of a 322-foot, orange-and-white rocket waiting at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Art and oceanfront living converge in this 7,000-square-foot Hamptons estate, perched on nearly two acres of prime beachfront property overlooking Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perched
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The debate was live-streamed, and drew so much attention that Fuentes landed his own show on Right Side Broadcasting Network, a pro-Trump streaming channel.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Guardians finished with just one hit on a double that landed over right fielder Michael Conforto’s head.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rotating with the seasons, each dish from head chef Agnar Sverrisson is a piece of art, from the summer-in-a-bowl gazpacho and expertly cooked Wagyu to the end-of-meal macarons nestled into a literal nature scene.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Clavius can be recognized by dint of an arcing line of impact craters nestled within its 143-mile (230 km) expanse, along with the Porter and Rutherford impact sites, which overlap part of its northeastern and southeastern rim.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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His official complaint has been lodged with the judges of the French War Crimes Unit and concerns Israel’s bombing of a residential building in Beirut on November 26 2024, which killed seven civilians.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Aerial footage of the aftermath showed wreckage scattered across the roof, including the plane’s right wing still lodged in the roof, while the fuselage sat crumpled in the backyard.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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It has been widely expected since Lam’s reelection as Communist Party head in January, when observers noted that his consolidation of party authority positioned him to assume the presidency as well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Clearly visible in the mouth of the enzyme were the cell surface molecules, positioned in a way that showed how the enzyme cuts the head off and turns it into a ring.—
Matthew Cordes,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Perched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perched. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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