as in to perch
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 touch down
The robotic lander then touched down in November that year on Mars' surface.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While plenty of prototypes exist, the last rover tires to actually touch down on the moon arrived on the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Of course, romanticism has never been Denis’ thing, and from the moment Leonie touches down at a tiny airstrip, the reality of where she’s landed becomes apparent.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Saturn retrograde in Pisces is touching down on your committed seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While plenty of prototypes exist, the last rover tires to actually touch down on the moon arrived on the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Of course, romanticism has never been Denis’ thing, and from the moment Leonie touches down at a tiny airstrip, the reality of where she’s landed becomes apparent.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Saturn retrograde in Pisces is touching down on your committed seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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Most guests, however, will stay at the main hotel, perched atop a hill overlooking both courses and the endless sea beyond.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Harris perched like a dancer in her hammocks, tilting toward her model’s shoulders, a beatific expression on her face.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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That’s why an unpolished moment on a stage as big as the Emmys lands harder than expected.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Indonesia has submitted films since 1987 but has yet to land a nomination in the category, previously known as best foreign language film.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ben Hania lights a connective fuse between documentary and drama, using the actual recordings of the panicked girl and the emergency workers — the latter played by actors who hold the screen with pulsing immediacy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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Everyone's got something that lights them up.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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