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 the heels of a high-flying debut in James Gunn’s Superman, David Corenswet has touched down with a new role modeling menswear for Banana Republic.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Colin Farrell touched down at the Zurich Film Festival this week with his latest project Ballad of a Small Player from director Edward Berger.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
All four occurred during the May 15 storms, when 15 total tornadoes touched down in western and central Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Hours after the team plane touched down in Boston in the early morning hours following Thursday’s frustrating loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, Trevor Story walked into the Red Sox clubhouse to a sight not seen before in his four seasons with the club.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Over a 24-hour period from Wednesday to Thursday morning, about 5,000 lightning strikes touched down across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Russian MiG-29 fighter jets have touched down in Iran, giving the country’s aging air force a short-term boost amid escalating Middle East tensions, an Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Paltrow touched down in Milan ahead of spring 2026 fashion week in an outfit equal parts populist and fashion-forward.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Colin Farrell touched down at the Zurich Film Festival this week with his latest project Ballad of a Small Player from director Edward Berger.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
All four occurred during the May 15 storms, when 15 total tornadoes touched down in western and central Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Hours after the team plane touched down in Boston in the early morning hours following Thursday’s frustrating loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, Trevor Story walked into the Red Sox clubhouse to a sight not seen before in his four seasons with the club.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Over a 24-hour period from Wednesday to Thursday morning, about 5,000 lightning strikes touched down across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Russian MiG-29 fighter jets have touched down in Iran, giving the country’s aging air force a short-term boost amid escalating Middle East tensions, an Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Paltrow touched down in Milan ahead of spring 2026 fashion week in an outfit equal parts populist and fashion-forward.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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Rugged lodges perched on sprawling acres of land offer up hiking and biking aplenty.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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City officials said the event was unrelated to the continual land movement known as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) southeast, that has wreaked havoc on scores of multimillion-dollar homes perched over the Pacific Ocean.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The case brought by a group of NFL players (including Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Vincent Jackson and Mike Vrabel) initially landed a preliminary injunction that required the NFL to lift the lockout and made rules vulnerable to antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hilary Bevan Jones’ recently launched Hilltop Screen has landed investment from Broadway producer John Gore’s TV and film venture, and drafted in Francis Hopkinson for a new central role.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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