TOUCHES DOWN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

touches down

verb

present tense third-person singular of touch down

as in lands

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 touches down Downtown Elgin goes otherworldly from Saturday when the third annual Area 22 Arts, Crafts + Oddities Fair touches down on Riverside Drive. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Shared finances may need a closer look, especially as the solar eclipse in Leo touches down on your eighth house of intimate affairs, mergers and transformation. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 But when Duke touches down in London, Kingsley is nowhere to be found. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2026 Make relationships your main focus as the Virgo moon touches down on Venus today. — Usa Today, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Just before Mel's finger touches down on the device, however, the preview cuts to black, leaving their next adventure a mystery. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026 That should be a pretty good indication that, whether Murakami touches down at Laguardia and heads over to Citi Field or not, the Mets should be in on the left-handed slugger. — Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025 The trailing parent touches down. — Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025 Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche touches down at the opening weekend of the San Sebastian Film Festival today for the world premiere of her directorial debut In-I In Motion. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touches down

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The campaign lands during a particularly busy stretch of aespa’s career.

— Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
How to Remove Sunscreen From Washable Clothing If the sunscreen lands on a washable garment, follow these steps before tossing it into the laundry.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lands

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Head to Stoos, which perches on a plateau at the base of the Fronalpstock in central Switzerland.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
Live streams from entertainment events like the Grammys or Golden Globes aren’t typically perches for controversy, but, says Anthony McCartney, AP’s entertainment and lifestyles editor, celebrities will sometimes be asked to weigh in on recent headlines.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026