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
Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche touches down at the opening weekend of the San Sebastian Film Festival today for the world premiere of her directorial debut In-I In Motion.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
The discovery poses new challenges for the mission, which will attempt to study and possibly touch down on the object.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
According to Navajo Nation police, the tornado was reported to have touched down, affecting at least three homes.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This approach is especially important now, as Saturn retrograde and a total lunar eclipse touch down on your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
The discovery poses new challenges for the mission, which will attempt to study and possibly touch down on the object.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
According to Navajo Nation police, the tornado was reported to have touched down, affecting at least three homes.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This approach is especially important now, as Saturn retrograde and a total lunar eclipse touch down on your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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After a last scramble over huge slabs of marble, the view opens up onto an epic panorama of the large performance space, perched on the city’s highest point.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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In the case of turkeys, perching in the trees could signal snowfall, folklore says.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Scheffler hit an inexplicable approach from the 18th fairway in the morning that landed wide right, between the bunkers, which cost his team a chance to halve the match.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are only 66 short years between 1903, when the Wright Brothers flew the world’s first airplane, and 1969, when mankind landed on the moon.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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There’s something so special about those simple joys — putting on a big cozy jacket, lighting the fireplace, and just settling in together as a family.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
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Another member of the cast, Teyana Taylor, who was married to former Kings player Iman Shumpert from 2016 to 2024, attended multiple Kings games while the film was in-production and lit the beam after a win.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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