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adjective

Definition of landednext
as in grounded

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verb

past tense of land
1
as in arrived
to stop at or near a place along the shore the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

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2
as in came
to get to a destination we landed at the hotel just before midnight

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as in disembarked
to go ashore from a ship the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

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as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away

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as in earned
to receive as return for effort because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise

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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass

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Recent Examples of landed
Verb
Mayer had some early success with her jab, but Cameron increasingly took control as the fight progressed and landed the cleaner punches before hurting Mayer with a right hand in the eighth round. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Florida State was coming off a 13-1 season and landed DJ Uiagalelei out of the transfer portal at quarterback. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 The joke landed three days into a residency already drawing outsized attention. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026 That final move landed him at Owyhee High School ahead of the 2021 football season — a brand-new school that had just opened. — Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2026 Song landed the powerful right uppercut as Nurmagomedov appeared to be shooting for a takedown. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The family reportedly landed at Birmingham Airport after traveling from California. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 The line of heels meets sneakers landed on Oprah’s Favorite Things within months of release. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026 Gotham midfielder Rose Lavelle landed hard with the back of her head hitting the ground in the 31st minute. — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landed
  1. grounded
  2. arrived
  3. came
  4. disembarked
  5. perched
  6. earned
  7. grabbed
  8. beached
Adjective
  • As leaders' capacity expands, their influence becomes more grounded and trustworthy, creating the conditions for both people and performance to flourish.
    — Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jackie was in the care of the Ojai Raptor Center after she’d been found grounded and unable to fly, according to the rehabilitation center’s update in July.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • Pawloski said Amazon seemed to invest fewer resources into improving MTurk at the same time as more data labeling services arrived, causing many turkers to shift to competing platforms.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived back in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, according to multiple British media outlets.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrived
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  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • The switch was revealed when a Secret Service agent resembling Clinton stepped out of Air Force One upon touching down in Pakistan, while Clinton disembarked from the second aircraft.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The river boat passenger had become sick and disembarked nearly three weeks ago in Pimu, in the province of Mongala, more than 1,000 kilometers from Kinshasa along the Congo River, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said on Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disembarked
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  • And when the sun starts its nightly descent, grab an aperitivo at Terrazza Campari, perched just above the resort’s pristine sandy cove and crystal-blue waters.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Emirates’ massive suite, which is perched over the center of Ashe, is being remodeled this year to emulate the spacious lounges and curved bar on its double-decker Airbus 380 planes.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of perched
Verb
  • Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bartko, who earned degrees in civil engineering and law in Belarus, fled her home country on a student visa to avoid political persecution over her vocal opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of earned
Verb
  • Clark then went back to his golf bag, grabbed another iron, and placed it behind the ball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The one that has grabbed most of the headlines is its pull back from LIV.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Adjective
  • Despite these efforts, high tide came and went, and the whale remained beached.
    — Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Hundreds of sea turtles become beached or stranded every year from injury, disease, illness or environmental threats, the zoo says.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of beached

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“Landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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