crash-lands

verb

present tense third-person singular of crash-land
as in alights

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  1. alights
  2. lands
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  • Birds chirp in the tree branches above, and a large yellow butterfly alights on a leaf before flapping away into the sloping sunshine.
    — Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As pleasure-seeking Venus alights within your 5th House of Self-Expression, fun projects sparkle, and your spirited humor invites others to join a playful challenge.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • When a fainting episode lands him in the hospital Heidi and Sophie rush to his side.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories Kanan Stark is not the role a young actor previously known for voicing Zack Underwood in Disney’s Milo Murphy’s Law, and also playing Fish Fisher in Disney XD’s Kirby Buckets, typically lands.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Crash-lands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-lands. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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