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
The National Weather Service confirmed that nine tornadoes touched down in the state during this week's storms.
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Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Apparent tornadoes touched down in the Midwest on Friday and a weekend flooding risk remains as roller-coaster weather sweeps the country, with some states experiencing summer-like temperatures in the middle of spring.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
About a half hour earlier, an EF0 tornado had touched down near Quenemo, Kansas, west of Ottawa.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
During their flyby, the Artemis II crew should be able to spot the landing sites of the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions, both of which touched down on the near side of the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As soon as the fireball touched down, time was of the essence for researchers hoping to recover pristine samples of the rare rocks.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
Tigers Woods’ private plane reportedly touched down in Zurich Friday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the premiere of her new movie Sinners in April, the couple touched down in New York City.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Apollo missions typically orbited the moon under 100 miles (or touched down on the surface).
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Apparent tornadoes touched down in the Midwest on Friday and a weekend flooding risk remains as roller-coaster weather sweeps the country, with some states experiencing summer-like temperatures in the middle of spring.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
About a half hour earlier, an EF0 tornado had touched down near Quenemo, Kansas, west of Ottawa.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
During their flyby, the Artemis II crew should be able to spot the landing sites of the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions, both of which touched down on the near side of the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As soon as the fireball touched down, time was of the essence for researchers hoping to recover pristine samples of the rare rocks.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
Tigers Woods’ private plane reportedly touched down in Zurich Friday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the premiere of her new movie Sinners in April, the couple touched down in New York City.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Apollo missions typically orbited the moon under 100 miles (or touched down on the surface).
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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Nesting at a Harford County Burger King The geese perched at the Bel Air Burger King are typically a topic of conversation.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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With ghost runner Jake Cronenworth perched on third with one out, Colorado intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado to load the bases, hoping to get a double play and send the game into the 13th inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The moment the plane landed, a mob poured onto the runway and began chasing it by jeep, by motorbike, and on foot.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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All My Sons also landed the award for Best Revival this evening in London.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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