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This hilarious half-hour of TV follows an alien (Alan Tudyk) who crash-lands outside a small Colorado town while on a mission to kill all humanoids.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
During World War II, an American pilot crash-landed close to Liangshan, where he is believed to have been captured by the Yi and turned into a kind of god-slave.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
However, the plane crash-landed in the Arizona desert on its way to New York from San Diego, according to Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The authorities continued trying to understand why the flight, which took off from Bangkok and was headed to Muan, crash-landed, speeding along the runway on its belly before crashing into a concrete structure and bursting into flames.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
During World War II, an American pilot crash-landed close to Liangshan, where he is believed to have been captured by the Yi and turned into a kind of god-slave.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
However, the plane crash-landed in the Arizona desert on its way to New York from San Diego, according to Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The authorities continued trying to understand why the flight, which took off from Bangkok and was headed to Muan, crash-landed, speeding along the runway on its belly before crashing into a concrete structure and bursting into flames.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-land
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Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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In the worst air disaster in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport.—
David Hodari,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The passengers survive a terrible storm before landing where they will be mistreated.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The fact that breakout Borisov landed those supporting nods is a sign of strength for the movie.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2025
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Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Those seeking crumbs of comfort might alight on a recent slew of changes behind the scenes.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Mexican director Michel Franco touches down at the Berlin Film Festival this weekend with drama Dreams starring Jessica Chastain, who is also an associate producer under the banner of her company Freckle Films.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio touched down in Germany on Friday.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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But as the spending boom waned, some retailers saw problems with their businesses come home to roost.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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Flames encroached on the trees where butterflies roosted and, while the tree grove remains standing but singed, the status of butterflies is unclear.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The clip then cuts to Millington sitting quietly at home in a robe, repeatedly lighting a candle that her smiling son keeps blowing out for his own amusement.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a black turtleneck and thick black spectacles, actor Chris Pratt ponders the walls of a gallery, where a banana has been duct taped and lit dramatically by an elegant square of light.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Visiting the Vatican City masterpiece is not the same, Watts argues, as witnessing the artist perched on scaffolding in the act of creation.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Weedman Design Partners This home remodel by Weedman Design Partners was devised to embrace its natural surroundings, perched on a lake near the Oregon coast.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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