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
See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over, and roads closed due to flooding.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Davis noted that it was used to track a tornado that touched down in December 2024 in Scotts Valley, near Santa Cruz, and to help monitor storms in the flood-prone Russian River area in Sonoma County.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
One of the two air traffic controllers on duty that night cleared the fire truck to cross the runway just 12 seconds before the plane carrying 76 people touched down.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
That summer, Cohen and a team of DOGE operatives touched down at the NRC offices, a series of nondescript towers across from a Dunkin’ in suburban Maryland.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Then, just nine seconds before the two collided, the tower told the fire truck to stop -- a second before the plane's landing gear touched down, the NTSB said.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Earlier Tuesday, the NWS confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Ridgely, Maryland, Monday night that also had maximum winds of 100 mph.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
In Charlotte, a team from the National Weather Service confirmed that an 85-mph EF-0 tornado touched down on Atando Avenue north of uptown.
—Joe Marusak
march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
This is issued when a violent tornado has touched down in the watch area and there’s a severe threat for human life and property with catastrophic damage confirmed.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Davis noted that it was used to track a tornado that touched down in December 2024 in Scotts Valley, near Santa Cruz, and to help monitor storms in the flood-prone Russian River area in Sonoma County.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
One of the two air traffic controllers on duty that night cleared the fire truck to cross the runway just 12 seconds before the plane carrying 76 people touched down.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
That summer, Cohen and a team of DOGE operatives touched down at the NRC offices, a series of nondescript towers across from a Dunkin’ in suburban Maryland.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Then, just nine seconds before the two collided, the tower told the fire truck to stop -- a second before the plane's landing gear touched down, the NTSB said.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Earlier Tuesday, the NWS confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Ridgely, Maryland, Monday night that also had maximum winds of 100 mph.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
In Charlotte, a team from the National Weather Service confirmed that an 85-mph EF-0 tornado touched down on Atando Avenue north of uptown.
—Joe Marusak
march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
This is issued when a violent tornado has touched down in the watch area and there’s a severe threat for human life and property with catastrophic damage confirmed.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
Verb
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Built by Lockheed Martin, the Orion vehicle will be perched atop NASA's 322-foot Space Launch System rocket, built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Once upon a time, a kids spa treatment meant glitter nail polish, a side braid and maybe a cucumber slice perched optimistically on a 9-year-old’s forehead.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The vehicle flipped and landed upside down in the ravine below.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Evidently, the conversation landed.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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