as in to perch
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 touch down
But one specific triple-seven just touched down at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia with a much loftier career path ahead.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Seconds later, the controller instructed the vehicle to stop, but the warning came too late as the aircraft touched down and continued down the runway.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
This was after the plane’s landing gear touched down.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The airplane's nose touches down just two seconds before the crash.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Seconds later, the controller instructed the vehicle to stop, but the warning came too late as the aircraft touched down and continued down the runway.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
This was after the plane’s landing gear touched down.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The airplane's nose touches down just two seconds before the crash.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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Stays come in the form of historic palaces like Palazzu Nicrosi, perched on the hillside, or Le Couvent de Pozzo, a 15th-century convent converted into a guesthouse with a centerpiece pool eyeing the Italian island of Elba.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ticks tend to perch on ankle-level vegetation with their upper legs outstretched, waiting to latch on to an unsuspecting dog or human.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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July 23 – August 22 Your ideas are landing, and the right people are paying attention.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Leo July 23 – August 22 Your ideas are landing, and the right people are paying attention.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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For some, a Day 3 NFL draft selection lights a competitive fuse, so to speak.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Until Artie Moreno fixes the holes in the ceiling and the holes in the lineup, the only thing consistently lit in Anaheim might be a Closed for Infestation sign.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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