touch down

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 Before even touching down in Green Bay, Parsons received what he's been asking for all along. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 The models will get better at predicting the storm’s path once the tropical wave touches down in the Atlantic on Sunday. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025 The team would begin touching down Tuesday and stay for a month, per an internal memo cited by the news outlet. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 Its overwater villas, cerulean lagoons, and barefoot butlers have become synonymous with the tropical island fantasy, and last year, an all-time high of 2 million visitors touched down on its sugar-white sands. Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for touch down
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  • The figural birds are crafted in platinum and 18-karat gold with gemstones — appearing to perch upon the wearer.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some of its most breathtaking sequences focus on the impossibly elegant birds and their huge nests perched on rooftops, church towers and power poles.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • While Alexander-Arnold’s signing had been pursued by the club since last year, Alonso’s conviction and insistence were key in landing Huijsen, Carreras and Mastantuono.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When Emily lands the coveted promotion that Luke had been vying for, their relationship ushers in a new complex power dynamic both inside and outside the office.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Another challenge was lighting, to shoot everything in a visually coherent and realistic manner amid all the smoke.
    Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • James appears to be walking toward the viewer with a burning flame lit behind him.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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