TOUCHING DOWN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

touching down

verb

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 Various of the titles will world premiere at Venice or Toronto before touching down at London. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 The switch was revealed when a Secret Service agent resembling Clinton stepped out of Air Force One upon touching down in Pakistan, while Clinton disembarked from the second aircraft. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 Video from his dash camera shows the aircraft gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down in the empty lanes. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 A day after Smith-Schuster and Kruk’s nuptials, on July 12, Kelce was photographed touching down in Swift’s private jet in Palm Beach, Florida. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 18 July 2026 The pilot could be seen being brought from the airplane to a nearby ambulance within minutes of the flight touching down. — 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

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On the heels of the death of his longtime mate Jackie, bald eagle Shadow has been perching, singing and lounging at his Big Bear nest with a new companion.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Birdwatchers said Kaydee and Shadow have been flying around together for the past couple of days, flying to different trees and sometimes perching themselves on different branches for hours.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of perching

Verb

The café, mezcal bar, and restaurant is a celebration of the foodways of Guadalajara, where the elder Suro originally immigrated before landing in Philly.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL in aerospace vernacular, generally will carry four passengers and a pilot.

— Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026