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
On Wednesday, the Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, touched down in Jordan as part of a two-day tour hosted by the World Health Organization.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Designers, editors, and models are descending on Italy’s fashion capital for Milan Fashion Week—Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, familiar faces to the city, have just touched down.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Josephine director Beth de Araújo touched down at the Berlinale with its co-stars Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and Mason Reeves on Friday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Trade acquisition Artemi Panarin recently touched down in Los Angeles.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
But the Patriots touched down first at San José Mineta International Airport on Sunday, almost exactly a week before kickoff.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Two brief tornadoes touched down north of the Houston suburb of Plum Grove as a single supercell moved through Liberty County, according to a preliminary weather service survey.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Kim Kardashian touched down in Paris to launch an exclusive NikeSkims pop-up, which is open until Sunday.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
On February 3, 1966, the spacecraft touched down in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms).
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Designers, editors, and models are descending on Italy’s fashion capital for Milan Fashion Week—Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, familiar faces to the city, have just touched down.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Josephine director Beth de Araújo touched down at the Berlinale with its co-stars Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and Mason Reeves on Friday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Trade acquisition Artemi Panarin recently touched down in Los Angeles.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
But the Patriots touched down first at San José Mineta International Airport on Sunday, almost exactly a week before kickoff.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Two brief tornadoes touched down north of the Houston suburb of Plum Grove as a single supercell moved through Liberty County, according to a preliminary weather service survey.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Kim Kardashian touched down in Paris to launch an exclusive NikeSkims pop-up, which is open until Sunday.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
On February 3, 1966, the spacecraft touched down in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms).
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
Verb
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That Waldorf Astoria won’t disappoint, perched on a 150-foot seaside bluff and sprawling across 175 acres.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Standing beside Hughes was a nurse, her starched white cap perched high on her head, her face an indistinct blur.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Vikings dominated the paint to start the second quarter, scoring off of three consecutive layups before Sophia Sarkar landed two 3-pointers.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Barrios occasionally landed a right, but nothing seemed to slow down Garcia, who relied heavily on his right hand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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