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 aircraft, a WB-57 operated by NASA, touched down without its landing gear extended and slid along the runway on its fuselage.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Marcos had barely touched down in Hawaii when Corazon Aquino appointed a young lawyer named Rodrigo Roa Duterte as vice mayor of the country’s third-largest city.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ front office and scouting department touched down in Mobile, Alabama, on Monday night for the annual Senior Bowl scouting event to get a hands-on look at some of the players who will be available in the upcoming draft.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Chang'e 6 touched down inside the 334-mile (537 km) crater Apollo, which sits inside the South Pole–Aitken Basin, on June 1, 2024, and returned to Earth precious samples from its landing site 25 days later.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
On a quiet Sunday morning, Kevin Costner touched down in Milan not only to celebrate his 71st birthday but to reveal a venture into beauty.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
An out-of-this-world encounter has touched down at the Discovery Cube Orange County.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Zoë Kravitz just touched down at the Golden Globes 2026, and she's been caught stealing the show.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Marcos had barely touched down in Hawaii when Corazon Aquino appointed a young lawyer named Rodrigo Roa Duterte as vice mayor of the country’s third-largest city.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ front office and scouting department touched down in Mobile, Alabama, on Monday night for the annual Senior Bowl scouting event to get a hands-on look at some of the players who will be available in the upcoming draft.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Chang'e 6 touched down inside the 334-mile (537 km) crater Apollo, which sits inside the South Pole–Aitken Basin, on June 1, 2024, and returned to Earth precious samples from its landing site 25 days later.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
On a quiet Sunday morning, Kevin Costner touched down in Milan not only to celebrate his 71st birthday but to reveal a venture into beauty.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
An out-of-this-world encounter has touched down at the Discovery Cube Orange County.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Zoë Kravitz just touched down at the Golden Globes 2026, and she's been caught stealing the show.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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Machen’s London was a descendant of Blake’s, where angels perched in trees.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Travelers can check out the iconic Edinburgh Castle, one of the oldest fortified sites in Europe, perched upon a hill, before enjoying the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Old Town and the sweeping vistas of Arthur's Seat.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a flurry of shots in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite not looking particularly hard.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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