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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  • 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
  • But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes, grandson of Robert), the shot fills with the telltale red, white and blue of the American flag.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • This was never quite fair — the New York dynasty of the late ’90s was driven by smart drafting and patient prospect development, not pricey free agents — but the joke still lands.
    — Will Leitch, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Unless the contract says otherwise, the cost of the new plant lands on the rest of us.
    — Mark McNees, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Crash-lands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-lands. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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