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
The trio spent about nine hours in transit back to Earth, touching down at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday at about 1:08 a.m. EDT (0508 GMT; 1:08 p.m.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
With enough space cleared, Buang touched down on the Midway.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
One of the most significant tornado events in Minnesota's recent history occurred on June 17, 2010, when 48 tornadoes touched down across the state in a single day—marking the largest tornado outbreak in Minnesota's history.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
After the Merci Train touched down on American soil, the boxcars were dispersed to states throughout the nation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
With enough space cleared, Buang touched down on the Midway.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
One of the most significant tornado events in Minnesota's recent history occurred on June 17, 2010, when 48 tornadoes touched down across the state in a single day—marking the largest tornado outbreak in Minnesota's history.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
After the Merci Train touched down on American soil, the boxcars were dispersed to states throughout the nation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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In the sixth inning, with Manny Machado perched on third base, San Diego’s Xander Bogaerts hit a flyball to Doyle in center.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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The home, which was originally built in 1928, is perched atop a rocky bluff with private access to 200+ ft. of beach below.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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The $500 million expansion fee paid by the ownership group led by Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, blew away the previous MLS record of $325 million paid by David Tepper to land Charlotte FC.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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But this also is a team that with the current Bam Adebayo-Tyler Herro core has landed in the play-in round the past three years, its last direct playoff entry not since 2022.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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During the tricky Death monologues, Urbina subtly shines a spotlight on the actor, while the others, frozen in place, are dimly lit, still able to be seen.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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On a gas model, light the burners on one side, leaving the opposite side off.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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