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Recent Examples of crash-land
However, the extraterrestrial enemies catch up to the ship and force it to crash-land on a mysterious planet called Mira.
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PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
The official synopsis for Alien: Earth available on IMDb shares:
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
After she’s captured by Skrulls who try to probe her memories, Vers crash-lands in 1995 Los Angeles.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Hulu 05 of 10 Planet of the Apes (1968)
The original Planet of the Apes movie’s setup is eerily simple: An astronaut and his crew crash-land on a mysterious planet and travel over 2,000 years into the future.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
The official synopsis for Alien: Earth available on IMDb shares:
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
After she’s captured by Skrulls who try to probe her memories, Vers crash-lands in 1995 Los Angeles.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Hulu 05 of 10 Planet of the Apes (1968)
The original Planet of the Apes movie’s setup is eerily simple: An astronaut and his crew crash-land on a mysterious planet and travel over 2,000 years into the future.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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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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That’s quite a strong performance for the series, which had already landed among the top three launches in Paramount+ history, alongside Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and Landman — all of which have been major hits for producers Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The globe-trotting Memento Mori tour landed at No. 9 on Billboard’s list of the top 10 highest-grossing rock tours of 2024 with grosses of nearly $125 million across 63 shows that sold 910,000 tickets.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Early speculation has alighted on unscripted chief, and Moore confidante, Kate Phillips taking on the caretaker role while recruitment is live.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Which of course will be followed by dancing and fireworks alighting the sky above.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Three people were injured when tornadoes touched down at Concord (Cleburne County) and Dyer (Crawford County), near Norman (Montgomery County) and Lamar (Johnson County), according to the Arkansas Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the midst of your solar season, April’s first quarter moon will touch down on your domestic fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Day one in the job and Eddie Howe arrived at Newcastle United’s training ground while the early birds were still roosting.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Read Next National Beloved chicken picks an unusual place to roost — a Louisiana Popeyes, video shows June 13, 2022 1:11 PM This story was originally published January 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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Engage Your Senses In a shared office environment, playing loud music or lighting a scented candle is frowned upon.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Think of those who sit in the dark and wait their turn, hoping and waiting for a light to light their path.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Picture a structure taller than Seattle’s Space Needle perched sideways in the clouds—a horizontal skyscraper: only in Dubai.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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And perched high above it all, at 444 East 52nd Street, is a penthouse that once served as a sanctuary for two of America’s most celebrated writers: Dorothy Parker and F. Scott Fitzgerald.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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