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Recent Examples of crash-land
Authorities were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 people who were killed when the plane crash-landed.
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
The United States is now sending investigators to help determine what caused the Jeju Air plane to crash-land at Muan airport and slam into a concrete barrier on Sunday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Shortly after, the plane issued a mayday alert and crash-landed.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
But the plane veered hundreds of miles off course after being diverted over the Caspian Sea towards Kazakhstan, and crash-landed near the city of Aktau, killing at least 38 of the 67 people on board.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
The United States is now sending investigators to help determine what caused the Jeju Air plane to crash-land at Muan airport and slam into a concrete barrier on Sunday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Shortly after, the plane issued a mayday alert and crash-landed.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
But the plane veered hundreds of miles off course after being diverted over the Caspian Sea towards Kazakhstan, and crash-landed near the city of Aktau, killing at least 38 of the 67 people on board.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-land
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Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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In the worst air disaster in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport.—
David Hodari,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump didn’t land a Senate seat for his daughter-in law.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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Image Joan, having worked with her mother’s drama group, landed a lead role in her high school play.—
Anita Gates,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Yesterday’s pangrams were alighting, annihilating, halting, hightailing and lathing.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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This fall, a 16-foot-tall pigeon — its chest puffed out proudly, head high, not down pecking at some errant pizza crust, its pitiless red-eye gaze looking out over the traffic — will alight on the spur of the High Line that bridges Tenth Avenue at 30th Street.—
Carl Swanson,
Curbed,
31 July 2024
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It’s slated to touch down in Mare Crisium, a volcanic plain.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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The lander will touch down at Mare Crisium, a large basaltic plain on the lunar near side.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Over 2 million monarchs have been tagged, with more than 19,000 recoveries reported in Mexico where monarchs congregate to roost for the winter.—
Saugat Bolakhe,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Jan. 2025
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Use a metal covering or board at a 45-degree angle over ledges where birds like to roost or nest, or use bird spikes that stick out at various angles to prevent birds from landing, says Pierce.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The dinner begins at sunset, and when night falls your table is lit by moonlight and twinkling lights.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Residents lit the lot with car headlights and a fog of wildfire smoke settled thickly on the intersection.—
Mel Buer,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That will allow residents living in the towering condos perched around the store, just a short stroll off Biscayne Boulevard, to collect their devices at a time that works best for them, O’Brien said.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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This may help to explain why male marsupial moles lack a scrotum and have their testes perched in their abdominal wall.—
Charles Feigin / The Conversation,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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