as in perched
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 touched down
Gregg Prettman, a Corvette owner in their group and a home builder, drove two hours to help after Hurricane Michael touched down and damaged their property in 2018.
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The show is set just two years before the USCSS Nostromo crew touched down on LV-426, and brought something very nasty on board.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Last year Prada Mode touched down in Los Angeles, presenting the third edition of The Double Club, a project by Carsten Höller, in collaboration with Luna Luna at the Luna Luna Studio.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 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
Prolific French director François Ozon touched down in Venice on Tuesday with his adaptation of Albert Camus’s absurdist classic The Stranger about a French expat living in colonial 1930s French Algeria who indifferently kills a local man.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
When Cate Blanchett touched down on the red carpet Wednesday night at the Venice Film Festival, the Oscar winner blew a kiss to the crush of photographers and all the adoring fans lining the barricade.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 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
From a distance, American Dream looks like a spaceship that touched down next to the Hackensack River.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The show is set just two years before the USCSS Nostromo crew touched down on LV-426, and brought something very nasty on board.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Last year Prada Mode touched down in Los Angeles, presenting the third edition of The Double Club, a project by Carsten Höller, in collaboration with Luna Luna at the Luna Luna Studio.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 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
Prolific French director François Ozon touched down in Venice on Tuesday with his adaptation of Albert Camus’s absurdist classic The Stranger about a French expat living in colonial 1930s French Algeria who indifferently kills a local man.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
When Cate Blanchett touched down on the red carpet Wednesday night at the Venice Film Festival, the Oscar winner blew a kiss to the crush of photographers and all the adoring fans lining the barricade.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 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
From a distance, American Dream looks like a spaceship that touched down next to the Hackensack River.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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The shooting at the ICE facility came just two weeks after a gunman perched atop a building at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, shot and killed Kirk as the 31-year-old co-founder of the conservative grass roots organization Turning Point USA was speaking to a large crowd at an outdoor event.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in the next room, Nova appeared—perched calmly on a bed, tail wagging, her face the picture of innocence.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Denver has already landed its first founding partner, CommonSpirit Health, which also secured naming rights for the club’s performance center.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The missiles, capable of carrying eight warheads each, landed in a broad area of the Atlantic, the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs said.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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