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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
Tables are perched on multiple levels, some beneath leafy canopies and others offering panoramic views of Rio and Guanabara Bay.
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Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The city’s cliffside properties, perched just yards from the ocean, continue to fuel debate over how to balance scenic preservation with public safety.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
We’re perched on the south-facing slope, about 80 meters above the valley bottom, on a trail about as wide as a toaster oven.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
At the Hanwha shipyard, the USNS Charles Drew was perched on blocks after having been hauled out of the water.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Beetle buzzes by with tiny pumpkins perched on top, and Xuanwu, a ground robot carrying a drone, walks ominously in the background.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
This frog, with its long fingers and large red eyes, was found perched on tree branches in an elfin forest.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
One story of the Desert Fathers recounts a sighting of a demon perched on the top of the monastery, busily scribbling down all the faults of the brothers within.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Even the flag includes a symbol — an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus eating a snake — that is derived from the Aztec founding of its capital, Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City.
—jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The city’s cliffside properties, perched just yards from the ocean, continue to fuel debate over how to balance scenic preservation with public safety.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
We’re perched on the south-facing slope, about 80 meters above the valley bottom, on a trail about as wide as a toaster oven.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
At the Hanwha shipyard, the USNS Charles Drew was perched on blocks after having been hauled out of the water.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Beetle buzzes by with tiny pumpkins perched on top, and Xuanwu, a ground robot carrying a drone, walks ominously in the background.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
This frog, with its long fingers and large red eyes, was found perched on tree branches in an elfin forest.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
One story of the Desert Fathers recounts a sighting of a demon perched on the top of the monastery, busily scribbling down all the faults of the brothers within.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Even the flag includes a symbol — an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus eating a snake — that is derived from the Aztec founding of its capital, Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City.
—jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perched
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Cheney was portrayed by British actor Christian Bale in the 2018 biopic Vice, which landed both Bale and co-star Sam Rockwell Academy Award nominations, as well as a best picture nod, in 2019.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Either way, the Colts have landed a massive defender in this trade.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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With roast turkey nestled against marshmallows and brussels sprouts migrating into pools of mac and cheese and cranberry sauce, precise pairings are moot.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Dean Darrow was struck by gunfire, and a bullet was lodged in his heart.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Recently, New York City added a suit to the dozens that have already been lodged by local governments against social-media companies such as Meta, which owns Instagram, and Bytedance, the owner of TikTok.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The fact that they were produced for the signature Giorgio Armani label and retail at 350 euros shows how the project was intended to be high-profile and positioned in the top range of the group’s fashion lines, which also include Emporio Armani and A|X Armani Exchange.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Just last week, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna had positioned himself as a rare optimist amid widespread job cuts, pledging that his company would increase hiring among recent college graduates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Perched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perched. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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