land

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verb

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as in to dock
to stop at or near a place along the shore the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

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as in to disembark
to go ashore from a ship the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away

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Recent Examples of land
Noun
The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for four days. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025 The court postponed a potential sixth execution for Steven Bixby, who was convicted in the killing of two police officers in an Abbeville County land dispute in December 2003. Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
The case landed in federal court under the Major Crimes Act, a law that specifies federal authorities have jurisdiction over certain crimes - including assault - committed by Native Americans in Native territory Court filings don’t make clear what exactly sparked the assault. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 That collaboration with Miguel opens on multiple charts in the United Kingdom this week, and even manages to bring the South Korean superstar to a tally he's never landed in before on his own. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for land
Recent Examples of Synonyms for land
Noun
  • The Census Bureau’s data for 2023, aggregated across all quarters, showed total state and local tax revenue of approximately $1.4 trillion.
    David Moon (Junseo Moon), Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The principle is rooted in the separation of powers and states that Congress cannot delegate its legislative powers to executive branch agencies.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The researchers found that different neural patterns in this region correspond to different sounds—a process that mirrors how human brains encode speech.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As of 2024 all of Canada’s diamonds were recovered from the arctic region of the Northwest Territories or NWT.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Two dark-brown mushrooms stuck out of the damp soil.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • What To Know South Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of Cubans, many of whom fled their home country and claimed immunity from immigration enforcement by having already arrived on United States soil.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The images also captured a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferry docked beside the third and largest barge, positioned farthest from shore.
    Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The cocktails span the globe, reflecting places those ships may have docked in around the world.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The creature who arrived third did not take the shortcut.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Bring your own basket and arrive at the check-in booth 10 minutes before the start of your age category.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Once the space craft has been hosed down and safely situated and secured, the Dragon capsule will be moved to the recovery platform, before the hatch will finally open and the astronauts can disembark.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • After disembarking, the Kenyans, as customary, danced and chanted on the runway while carrying their rifles.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The resort is perched on cliffs overlooking turquoise waters, surrounded by lemon groves and ancient ruins, but beneath its pristine façade lie secrets of exploitation, hypocrisy and clashing egos.
    Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In lieu of narrative progression, Lund is singularly intent on generating an atmosphere that makes the viewer feel like they’re perched in the bleachers.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Maryland had won the previous two meetings with Florida but dropped to 2-3 in the all-time series.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Olympic Heights, which finished in fifth place in both 2023 and 2024, won the Class 2A Large Non-Tumbling Division.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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