TOUCHED DOWN Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

touched down

verb

past tense of touch down

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 Like Lopez, Cardi B also touched down in Milan showing off a head-to-toe animal print while attending the Roberto Cavalli spring 2027 fashion show. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 The video was shared less than three weeks after the Sussexes touched down in Britain on August 26. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 The National Weather Service confirmed last week that an EF-2 tornado touched down in the city amid a storm that impacted much of Southeast Michigan. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Russell Crowe touched down at the Venice Film Festival on Friday with his concert documentary What Love Builds, about his life as a musician and band Indoor Garden Party, which premieres Out of Competition on Friday. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 FlightRadar24 data indicates the Amazon plane first touched down nearly 5,000 feet into the airport's 9,360-foot Runway 30, leaving it with less than half the remaining runway to stop. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The Amazon plane was well down the runway when its right and nose landing gear first touched down, reducing how much distance the plane had on the runway ahead of it to stop. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Thirty seconds before the recording ended, as the plane was going more than 180 mph, two of the landing gears – the back right and nose wheels – touched down on the runway, Chihoon Shin, the NTSB investigator in charge, said Tuesday. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The nose landing gear and the landing gear on the right side of the plane touched down, but not left side, Shin said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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The hotel occupies floors 30 through 36 of the Kioi Tower, with the lobby perched at the top.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
The shoes feature a wide slingback strap that wraps around the back of the foot, while a dainty bow is perched right at the vamp.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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His pass was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage and again late in the first half, when his throw landed right in the belly of linebacker Ernest Jones IV.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Japan's military said the missile landed in waters outside its exclusive economic zone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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