as in perched
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 touched down
In real life of course, the United States touched down on lunar soil with NASA's Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969 with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin taking those first steps for all Mankind.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But one specific triple-seven just touched down at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia with a much loftier career path ahead.
—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
That came weeks after one NWS field office in Goodland that serves 80,000 people in Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska was forced to stop operating around the clock due to a chronic staffing shortage just days before an EF-3 tornado touched down in western Kansas.
—Matthew Kelly
april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service has confirmed reports of multiple tornadoes that touched down in California's Central Valley on Tuesday, as a powerful spring storm passed through the region.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But one specific triple-seven just touched down at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia with a much loftier career path ahead.
—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
That came weeks after one NWS field office in Goodland that serves 80,000 people in Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska was forced to stop operating around the clock due to a chronic staffing shortage just days before an EF-3 tornado touched down in western Kansas.
—Matthew Kelly
april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service has confirmed reports of multiple tornadoes that touched down in California's Central Valley on Tuesday, as a powerful spring storm passed through the region.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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The focus narrows in on the remaining passengers and crew in the main sections of the aircraft not blown to bits, the cockpit and a stretch of the main cabin (finally, a reward for flying coach), precariously perched on a reef outcrop.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Junior suite 2201 has perhaps the best views of all, perched right above a rocky spot where the waves constantly pound the coastline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Edwards had just landed hard after attempting to block a shot.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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During his tenure at Daqo New Energy, the Chinese manufacturing magnate landed in hot water with the federal government multiple times over his links to the Chinese Communist Party’s repression of religious and ethnic minorities.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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