1
as in landing
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons perching on the roof
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as in nestling
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
perched the baby in a basket
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Recent Examples of perching
There have been many previous perching drone designs, but these typically have hooks or grasping claws to hold on to branches or powerlines, or use magnets or gecko-like feet to attach to vertical surfaces.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perching
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The Dell held its own in the primary test, coming close to the Acer’s score but landing behind the Asus.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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More Weibo What To Know The two electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) crashed on Tuesday, September 16.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Layer pumpkins of different sizes, shades, and types, and stagger their height by placing some directly on the porch, others on hay bales, and nestling some into planters.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here, the wide, shallow channels are perfect for roosting birds, while the surrounding cornfields provide a post-harvest buffet, allowing the cranes to fatten up for the long journey to their breeding grounds in the northern stretches of the United States, Canada, and even Siberia.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This perk allows you to be reimbursed for expenses relating to the delay, like meals, clothing, toiletries and even lodging.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Say each word was a bird—alighting briefly, out of reach and then gone again.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The second was to build what amounts to a nonflammable moat around a home to prevent embers from alighting on anything next to a house that could burn and ignite the structure.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, the real story lies not in the dollars but in what each company is positioning itself to gain strategically.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Cameras capture the suspect climbing over a railing onto a rooftop overlooking the UVU plaza, positioning himself in a prone stance consistent with a sniper setup.—
Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Klarna popped as much as 30% on the day of its New York IPO, before settling to close around 15% higher.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sixth-year quarterback spent most of the game scanning downfield with good protection, finding nothing and settling for shorter throws.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Perching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perching. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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