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 robotic lander then touched down in November that year on Mars' surface.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
After successful deceleration and landing burns, B1083 softly touched down on SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about six minutes later.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Prolific French director François Ozon touched down in Venice on Tuesday with his adaptation of Albert Camus’s absurdist classic The Stranger about a French expat living in colonial 1930s French Algeria who indifferently kills a local man.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
When Cate Blanchett touched down on the red carpet Wednesday night at the Venice Film Festival, the Oscar winner blew a kiss to the crush of photographers and all the adoring fans lining the barricade.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Its overwater villas, cerulean lagoons, and barefoot butlers have become synonymous with the tropical island fantasy, and last year, an all-time high of 2 million visitors touched down on its sugar-white sands.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
From a distance, American Dream looks like a spaceship that touched down next to the Hackensack River.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
In early January, the wheels of the Broncos’ plane touched down in Denver, and Garett Bolles’ hopes of a dream run were left frozen back in Buffalo.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Danylo Antoniuk / Anadolu via Getty Images Zelenskyy attended the meeting in person, having touched down by helicopter in Berlin where he was greeted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
—Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
After successful deceleration and landing burns, B1083 softly touched down on SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about six minutes later.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Prolific French director François Ozon touched down in Venice on Tuesday with his adaptation of Albert Camus’s absurdist classic The Stranger about a French expat living in colonial 1930s French Algeria who indifferently kills a local man.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
When Cate Blanchett touched down on the red carpet Wednesday night at the Venice Film Festival, the Oscar winner blew a kiss to the crush of photographers and all the adoring fans lining the barricade.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Its overwater villas, cerulean lagoons, and barefoot butlers have become synonymous with the tropical island fantasy, and last year, an all-time high of 2 million visitors touched down on its sugar-white sands.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
From a distance, American Dream looks like a spaceship that touched down next to the Hackensack River.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
In early January, the wheels of the Broncos’ plane touched down in Denver, and Garett Bolles’ hopes of a dream run were left frozen back in Buffalo.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Danylo Antoniuk / Anadolu via Getty Images Zelenskyy attended the meeting in person, having touched down by helicopter in Berlin where he was greeted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
—Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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More greenery hangs from the ceiling and is perched on the staircase.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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She’s accompanied by Thing, who is perched on her shoulder.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As expected, Wilson landed the top spot at QB.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The pilot landed at Hulu for development in summer 2024 as the first project under a first-look deal Kardashian signed with 20th Television.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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