TOUCHING DOWN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

touching down

verb

Definition of touching down next

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 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 of touching down on the surface, the four astronauts are due to circle the moon in NASA's Orion capsule before heading back to Earth. —

Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 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 The 2026 severe weather season has already proven to be an active one, with tornadoes touching down in Southwest Michigan on March 6. —

Vytas Reid, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 At eight seconds, there was a sound consistent with the plane's landing gear touching down on the runway. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 The French plane departed from Muscat, Oman and made a stop in Cairo, Egypt, before touching down at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. —

Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026 The French plane departed from Muscat, Oman, and made a stop in Cairo, Egypt, before touching down at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. —

Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

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Another member of pop’s new generation, Addison Rae, was on hand to hype up the crowd while perching on the edge of the DJ booth.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Photos and videos of Chonkers hopping onto docks and perching among his smaller California sea lion friends have garnered thousands of views on social media.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026