as in perched
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 touched down
Last year, for example, the trio touched down in New Orleans, Louisiana to watch the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
The Clooneys touched down in the buzzy city of Milan a day previous, just ahead of the opening ceremony.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
But the Patriots touched down first at San José Mineta International Airport on Sunday, almost exactly a week before kickoff.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Two brief tornadoes touched down north of the Houston suburb of Plum Grove as a single supercell moved through Liberty County, according to a preliminary weather service survey.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Kim Kardashian touched down in Paris to launch an exclusive NikeSkims pop-up, which is open until Sunday.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
On February 3, 1966, the spacecraft touched down in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms).
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
When the husband-and-wife team touched down at their first Olympics in Lillehammer, their unique bond had just undergone its most tragic test.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
The Clooneys touched down in the buzzy city of Milan a day previous, just ahead of the opening ceremony.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
But the Patriots touched down first at San José Mineta International Airport on Sunday, almost exactly a week before kickoff.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Two brief tornadoes touched down north of the Houston suburb of Plum Grove as a single supercell moved through Liberty County, according to a preliminary weather service survey.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Kim Kardashian touched down in Paris to launch an exclusive NikeSkims pop-up, which is open until Sunday.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
On February 3, 1966, the spacecraft touched down in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms).
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
When the husband-and-wife team touched down at their first Olympics in Lillehammer, their unique bond had just undergone its most tragic test.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down
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Problems came to a head in 2023, when K-pop star Jennie Kim of Blackpink shared images of herself perched on the edge of the cliff, legs dangling over the drop.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her disappearance sparked a large search effort in the Catalina Foothills community, perched north of Tucson, and a criminal investigation by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Active across three decades, Hounsou’s other acting credits include In America (2002) and Blood Diamond (2006), both of which landed him Oscar noms.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
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First, SpaceX's Falcon 9 1st stage landed at Landing Pad 40 in a smooth touchdown at the company's newest landing pad.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Touched down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20down. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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