touching down

present participle of touch down
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 Spectacular footage from Starship's recent test launch shows the final seconds of the spacecraft's booster before touching down in the rich, blue waters of the Gulf. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Just before touching down, DART performs a pitch-leveling maneuver, which straightens its flight angle and ensures all four legs make even contact. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025 Bad Bunny is officially touching down on the biggest stage in sports. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Upon touching down, the plane did not have sufficient runway to stop and ran off the end of the runway. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 At the end of 2022, the dad reflected on his monumental year in an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE after touching down in Las Vegas for his inaugural show since the birth of his son. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 Across eight episodes, Levy explores eight countries—Austria, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, South Korea and the United States—touching down in dreamy, horizon-stretching destinations that broaden his perspective, as well as his viewers’ outlook. Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 In between times, the film has been touring the festival circuit, recently touching down at the New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland and Melbourne, and next heads to the Deauville American Film Festival and London after TIFF. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 Also, with the sun, Mercury and a solar eclipse in Virgo touching down on your ninth house of expansion and self-discovery, this is a time for personal and professional growth. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touching down
Verb
  • Other photos show it while perching on the plant.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • TikTok users were able to see two cats perching over a bathroom sink, which had been filled with tap water.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After landing at the Palma airport, head to the beach.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • According to Senate President Ty Masterson, the redistricting blitz would in no way jeopardize the state’s chances of landing a stadium megaproject before the end of the year.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a criminal complaint, authorities allege Rinderknecht caused the fire by lighting a combustible material, such as vegetation or paper, with an open flame, likely a lighter.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Monday’s flight was similar to the previous one, again deploying a batch of mock Starlink satellites, briefly re-lighting its engines in space and testing new heat shield tiles during its blazing hot return from space before splashing down west of Australia.
    Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Touching down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20down. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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