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
Guests on these bespoke flights can remain in the air for aerial views or touch down to explore the parks.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Social media video shows the Airbus A321 touching down and bouncing on the runway – and then part of its gear appearing to roll off into the grass.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
On a quiet Sunday morning, Kevin Costner touched down in Milan not only to celebrate his 71st birthday but to reveal a venture into beauty.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Social media video shows the Airbus A321 touching down and bouncing on the runway – and then part of its gear appearing to roll off into the grass.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
On a quiet Sunday morning, Kevin Costner touched down in Milan not only to celebrate his 71st birthday but to reveal a venture into beauty.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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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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Flight Aware reports that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has canceled more than 500 flights in the past day and has had over 500 flights expected to land at the airport canceled as well.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The fight started with Perez chopping Johnson's lead leg and feinting level changes, drawing Johnson into the pocket where Perez's shorter, tighter shots landed first.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The streets are begrimed by factory smoke, fecund with horse dung and lit by lanterns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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No one even lives here, said Chuky, trying to light a cigarette but foiled by a laugh.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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