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
Across eight episodes, Levy explores eight countries—Austria, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, South Korea and the United States—touching down in dreamy, horizon-stretching destinations that broaden his perspective, as well as his viewers’ outlook.
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Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In between times, the film has been touring the festival circuit, recently touching down at the New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland and Melbourne, and next heads to the Deauville American Film Festival and London after TIFF.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 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
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Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In between times, the film has been touring the festival circuit, recently touching down at the New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland and Melbourne, and next heads to the Deauville American Film Festival and London after TIFF.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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Liguria, the region of northwest Italy perched on the Portofino coast, offers countless picturesque villages and coves to explore.—
Francesca Longoni,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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