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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
Maude Apatow perched at a table with a group of friends, Jordan Firstman rolled in through the back entrance, and Ella Emhoff was early on the scene.
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
The subterranean lounge is built on the garden level of a brick townhouse perched atop the hills of Mount Adams, Cincinnati's most beautiful neighborhood.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Cortina d’Ampezzo is perched in the Veneto region and can be reached from several major gateways, including Venice and Milan, by train or car.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
My base in Zambia was Thorntree River Lodge, a 10-suite retreat perched along the Zambezi River, just a short drive from Victoria Falls and Livingstone.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Problems came to a head in 2023, when K-pop star Jennie Kim of Blackpink shared images of herself perched on the edge of the cliff, legs dangling over the drop.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
At the center of the action was a sunglasses-wearing Jay-Z, who was perched on the backrest of a plush sofa while enjoying a performance by rapper Don Toliver, mouthing along the lyrics to his hit No Pole.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
The remote alpine town is perched 1,768 feet above sea level in the Engadin Valley, an isolated address that is both strikingly beautiful and inconveniently difficult to reach.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Other artwork includes a sculpture of a giant blue heron perched along the path, and a colorful person atop an abstract tree canopy.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
The subterranean lounge is built on the garden level of a brick townhouse perched atop the hills of Mount Adams, Cincinnati's most beautiful neighborhood.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Cortina d’Ampezzo is perched in the Veneto region and can be reached from several major gateways, including Venice and Milan, by train or car.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
My base in Zambia was Thorntree River Lodge, a 10-suite retreat perched along the Zambezi River, just a short drive from Victoria Falls and Livingstone.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Problems came to a head in 2023, when K-pop star Jennie Kim of Blackpink shared images of herself perched on the edge of the cliff, legs dangling over the drop.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
At the center of the action was a sunglasses-wearing Jay-Z, who was perched on the backrest of a plush sofa while enjoying a performance by rapper Don Toliver, mouthing along the lyrics to his hit No Pole.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
The remote alpine town is perched 1,768 feet above sea level in the Engadin Valley, an isolated address that is both strikingly beautiful and inconveniently difficult to reach.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Other artwork includes a sculpture of a giant blue heron perched along the path, and a colorful person atop an abstract tree canopy.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perched
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Active across three decades, Hounsou’s other acting credits include In America (2002) and Blood Diamond (2006), both of which landed him Oscar noms.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
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First, SpaceX's Falcon 9 1st stage landed at Landing Pad 40 in a smooth touchdown at the company's newest landing pad.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Eggplant appears with linguine, tomato and almond pesto, or nestled with capers and golden raisins between ribbons of mafaldine.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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One put cash onto the ground, authorities said, so when the victim bent over to pick it up a thief switched the bank card lodged into the ATM with a fraudulent one.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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The civil case notwithstanding, the Justice Department lodged new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and Edwin Cherfilus, who is named as a defendant in the main theft conspiracy count and related money-laundering counts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Here, the brand positioned itself not as a narrator but as a host — facilitating collective experience rather than staging spectacle.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wiseman positioned his cameras in the midst of institutions, as unobtrusively as possible, to catalogue the routines of daily life.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Perched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perched. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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