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
Over a 24-hour period from Wednesday to Thursday morning, about 5,000 lightning strikes touched down across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Upon touching down, the plane did not have sufficient runway to stop and ran off the end of the runway.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
At the end of 2022, the dad reflected on his monumental year in an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE after touching down in Las Vegas for his inaugural show since the birth of his son.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Russian MiG-29 fighter jets have touched down in Iran, giving the country’s aging air force a short-term boost amid escalating Middle East tensions, an Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Upon touching down, the plane did not have sufficient runway to stop and ran off the end of the runway.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
At the end of 2022, the dad reflected on his monumental year in an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE after touching down in Las Vegas for his inaugural show since the birth of his son.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Russian MiG-29 fighter jets have touched down in Iran, giving the country’s aging air force a short-term boost amid escalating Middle East tensions, an Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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The middle aisle is restocked with home goods, organizers, candles, cleaning gadgets, even clothing and shoes, and new ALDI food items are stocked on the shelves, perched and ready for the deals to be snapped up by customers.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Burnett perched in a director’s chair beneath a portable ring light.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, after the plane landed though before Andrés and Daria reached the taxi stand, Daria’s wallet went missing.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Keiko Agena had small roles on shows like Sister, Sister, Felicity and Beverly Hills, 90210 before landing the role of Rory Gilmore's best friend, Lane.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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That whole environment re-lit something in me.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The record was created with Shellback and Max Martin in between shows on the career-spanning Eras Tour, which lit a fire in the singer-songwriter that blazes across each of its 12 tracks.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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