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
About 50 miles southwest, Cass County officials reported one death and several injuries after a tornado touched down.
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
About 50 miles southwest, Cass County officials reported one death and several injuries, after a tornado touched down.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Another person was killed and several others injured after the tornado touched down in nearby Cass County, officials said in a news release.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The French plane departed from Muscat, Oman and made a stop in Cairo, Egypt, before touching down at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
About 50 miles southwest, Cass County officials reported one death and several injuries, after a tornado touched down.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Another person was killed and several others injured after the tornado touched down in nearby Cass County, officials said in a news release.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The French plane departed from Muscat, Oman and made a stop in Cairo, Egypt, before touching down at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
Verb
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The 19th-century villa’s position, perched on the vertiginous slopes right on the water’s edge, means nothing gets in the way of you and the lake.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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During the recording, Gomez was sitting on the floor and Blanco had his bare foot perched up on a coffee table right next to her.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Schwarber followed with a 427-foot drive that landed near the back of the second deck in right field to put the United States on top 3-1.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Your inventive concepts land better when the delivery is simple and well-paced.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The jars also had hobby fuses that could be lit.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The devices, Tisch said at a Saturday news conference, were smaller than a football and appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape that contained nuts, bolts, and screws, along with a hobby fuse that could be lit.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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