as in perching
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 touching down
The pilot could be seen being brought from the airplane to a nearby ambulance within minutes of the flight touching down.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The company’s president and CEO Travis Knight, and Wildwood director, will accompany the exhibition, touching down in Annecy for the first time.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
After touching down at Charles de Gaulle Airport, the pair of besties wander the city, hitting flea markets and clubs alike.
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Alexandra Jhamb Burns,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Now, less than a week after touching down in the Bay, the Valkyries are ready to start collecting on their investment.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
The video opens with Rock touching down at an airport on a private jet.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Two of its three boosters made recovery landings back at neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station touching down about eight minutes after liftoff at Landing Zones 40 and 2, and blanketing the Space Coast in a pair of sonic booms during reentry.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
During their 2018 trip to Australia, Meghan and Harry arrived to the continent hand-in-hand, touching down after flying in a Qantas private suite to Sydney.
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Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Instead, the mission is designed as a 10‑day lunar flyby, sending its four‑person crew around the Moon and back to Earth without touching down.
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Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The company’s president and CEO Travis Knight, and Wildwood director, will accompany the exhibition, touching down in Annecy for the first time.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
After touching down at Charles de Gaulle Airport, the pair of besties wander the city, hitting flea markets and clubs alike.
—
Alexandra Jhamb Burns,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Now, less than a week after touching down in the Bay, the Valkyries are ready to start collecting on their investment.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
The video opens with Rock touching down at an airport on a private jet.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Two of its three boosters made recovery landings back at neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station touching down about eight minutes after liftoff at Landing Zones 40 and 2, and blanketing the Space Coast in a pair of sonic booms during reentry.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
During their 2018 trip to Australia, Meghan and Harry arrived to the continent hand-in-hand, touching down after flying in a Qantas private suite to Sydney.
—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Instead, the mission is designed as a 10‑day lunar flyby, sending its four‑person crew around the Moon and back to Earth without touching down.
—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touching down
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Chickens are a common sight in the Yuba-Sutter region — wandering neighborhoods, perching in trees, and sometimes causing a little trouble.
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Under New York law, climbing a traffic-light pole or perching on its crossbars is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.
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Thomas got a good jump and ran toward the wall in right field, timing his jump perfectly before catching the ball and landing his back flat on the top of the wall.
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The Way Home wrapped its fourth and final season with several splashes, from viewers' tears landing on their shirts to Kat and Alice's last leap into the pond.
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Opt for sconces and hanging lights, rather than lamps or lighting pieces that take up floorspace.
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The key difference is that rather than suggesting preset visuals, the AI Camera Assistant is ostensibly reacting to the scene, subject, and lighting to dynamically suggest the best alterations for that specific moment — that’s the AI of it all.
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“Touching down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20down. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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