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Recent Examples of perch
Seeing Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike proudly perched in the venerable Federation starship's center seat as a puppet, complete with his epic head of silvered hair, is truly a rare sight to behold.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 July 2025
One of the franchise’s top sluggers, Edwin Encarnación, looked on, perched on a high-top chair as Guerrero gripped a bat with both hands and stepped up to a tee.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Neuschwanstein Castle, perched high in the Alps, is arguably the most famous of the foursome—it is credited with inspiring Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
Netflix officially announced the start of the shoot in Italy on July 2, sharing a snap of Collins perched on a vespa.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 July 2025
One of the franchise’s top sluggers, Edwin Encarnación, looked on, perched on a high-top chair as Guerrero gripped a bat with both hands and stepped up to a tee.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Neuschwanstein Castle, perched high in the Alps, is arguably the most famous of the foursome—it is credited with inspiring Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
Netflix officially announced the start of the shoot in Italy on July 2, sharing a snap of Collins perched on a vespa.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perch
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The buzz: A bit of trade deadline brinksmanship — the Athletics landed star pitcher Jon Lester — at the Tigers nursed a four-game division lead resulted in a three-way deal consummated during a day game at Comerica Park, with Jackson being pulled from center field midway through the seventh inning.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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That two-year fellowship landed me a permanent position with that department.—
Mary Ramsey
July 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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The club have lodged their appeal against UEFA, Lyon and Nottingham Forest.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The car came to a stop after colliding with several food carts, which became lodged underneath the vehicle, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Those chickens have come home to roost, and not in ways that are to the president's advantage.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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This was a conspiracy that Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and these MAGA extremists have been fanning the flames of for the last several years and now the chickens are coming home to roost.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp nestled in the Hill Country, lost dozens of its campers in the surge, along with staff members who died trying to save the girls entrusted to their care.—
Theresa Payton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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The Charles Hotel is a contemporary art deco masterpiece situated in Munich’s Maxvorstadt district, nestled next to the Old Botanical Garden.—
Lea Dlugosch,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Perhaps that’s why, during the Civil War, Lincoln had artillery positioned facing Baltimore rather than toward the Confederacy.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 July 2025
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Now, two weeks later, comes Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps—which, coincidentally or not, seems similarly positioned as an injection of Technicolor fizz into a progressively more leaden franchise.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 July 2025
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Knowledgeable people will park in nearby neighborhoods, overcrowding an area that is essentially at capacity.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Taps played as rain began to fall and the processional paused in front of the digital billboard on the side of a truck parked on the street, flashing images of Officer Islam, both in uniform and at home, smiling with his children in tow.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Packers failed to build on their terrific finish to the 2023 campaign, settled for the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, and lost a Wild Card game to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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In June, Khoury rejected an offer from Honda to settle his case for $1,000, saying that replacing the minivan’s tires around every 25,000 miles would cost much more than that.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perch. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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