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
The second confirmed tornado, with wind speeds up to 105 mph, touched down south of Shepherdsville, causing structural damage.
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis released its official tornado tracking report on most of the tornadoes that touched down in Indiana on Wednesday night.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The fourth tornado, confirmed by NWS Monday night, was rated as an EF1 that touched down in Fayette County in Jeffersonville, also in southwest Ohio.
—Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Then, the full moon in Capricorn on July 10 touches down on your fifth house of love, passion and celebration, urging you to take your desire for fun or your perception of emotional fulfillment into consideration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 July 2025
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis released its official tornado tracking report on most of the tornadoes that touched down in Indiana on Wednesday night.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The fourth tornado, confirmed by NWS Monday night, was rated as an EF1 that touched down in Fayette County in Jeffersonville, also in southwest Ohio.
—Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Then, the full moon in Capricorn on July 10 touches down on your fifth house of love, passion and celebration, urging you to take your desire for fun or your perception of emotional fulfillment into consideration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch down
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The lodge complex consisted of a main building and 114 standalone cabins perched at some 8,000 feet overlooking the canyon.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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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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Wood hit 16 homers, including one that landed on the roof of the Chop House behind the right-field wall.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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Wood hit 16 homers, including a 486-foot shot and one that landed on the roof of the Chop House behind the right-field wall.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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However, the set up casts light far beyond the highway, extending onto beaches even 12 miles away, including Little St. Simons and Sapelo.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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Earlier this week, McIntyre lit into Scott with some NSFW criticisms of the rapper, a sign that WWE’s relationship with Scott was on the ropes.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Touch down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20down. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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