as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of touch down
In the video obtained by PEOPLE, the plane can be seen successfully touching down amid rainy conditions, shortly after another aircraft had just landed.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of about 90 mph touched down Sunday afternoon in Pontiac, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes have touched down in Dallas.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
During the flight, which was captured on video and lasted about one minute, the yellow eVTOL took off, hovered, and performed several stabilizing maneuvers in the air before softly touching down.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of about 90 mph touched down Sunday afternoon in Pontiac, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes have touched down in Dallas.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
During the flight, which was captured on video and lasted about one minute, the yellow eVTOL took off, hovered, and performed several stabilizing maneuvers in the air before softly touching down.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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This price for the complex of 149 apartments is perched on the high side of per-unit values of South Bay residential hubs that have landed new owners lately.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Hurricanes on Sunday landed another blue-chip recruit for their Class of 2026, receiving an oral commitment from four-star cornerback JJ Dunnigan.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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Yes, Indiana likely would’ve qualified for the CFP had Cooper’s heel landed out of bounds and Indiana lost.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The room replicating the crash is dimly lit, which Knarr said is because there was no moonlight coming from the sky to illuminate the sea.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Everything is dark around us, but the collision itself is a source of energy and the flash of it lights us up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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