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 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 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

Verb

Sandy was spotted later in the day perching on top of a sugar pine tree.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Even a swooping hawk couldn’t resist perching on a tree overlooking the makeshift stage.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of perching

Verb

More children are landing in Georgia state custody because one or both parents were detained or deported by immigration authorities, according to data from the Georgia Department of Human Services, Lautaro Grinspan reports.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
Earlier in the day, the airline had a separate plane catch fire after landing in Nassau, according to Bahamian officials.

— Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of landing

Verb

Meanwhile, the La Habra Police Department posted a less flashy video to Facebook showing a drone video of a person lighting a firework in the middle of a residential street.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Masses of young people ages 15 to 25 packed the sand around the Newport Pier, lighting off fireworks that sent sparks into crowds.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026