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
Ahead of the premiere of her new movie Sinners in April, the couple touched down in New York City.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Apollo missions typically orbited the moon under 100 miles (or touched down on the surface).
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Instead of touching down on the surface, the four astronauts are due to circle the moon in NASA's Orion capsule before heading back to Earth.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, the mission is designed as a 10‑day lunar flyby, sending its four‑person crew around the Moon and back to Earth without touching down.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Apollo missions typically orbited the moon under 100 miles (or touched down on the surface).
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Instead of touching down on the surface, the four astronauts are due to circle the moon in NASA's Orion capsule before heading back to Earth.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, the mission is designed as a 10‑day lunar flyby, sending its four‑person crew around the Moon and back to Earth without touching down.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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Take, for instance, a scene featuring a woman in a kind of avant-garde milkmaid ensemble confronting a monstrously tall figure that, upon close examination, is actually a child perched atop a man’s shoulders, wearing a long trench coat.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rojas rode onto the field perched atop a metallic blue convertible, hoisting the 2025 World Series trophy over his head.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In practice, spreading the odds meant that even teams who were just bad in general had a chance at landing the top pick.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Fans hope Sacramento lands expansion club The optimism isn’t just for another season of promise but for something greater.—
Joe Davidson
April 3,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday evening, City Hall was lit in the Transgender Pride flag colors — light pink, baby blue and white.—
Angela Palermo
April 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Birdfy misses most often when a bird is too close to the camera, poorly lit, or facing away from the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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