PERCH Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

perch

verb

Definition of perch

as in to land

to come to rest after descending from the air pigeons perching on the roof

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as in to lodge

to establish or place comfortably or snugly perched the baby in a basket

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Recent Examples of perch San Michele doesn’t have a major hotel, but a glamorous five-star property, the Excelsior Palace Portofino Coast perched high above the sea promenade that takes you into Rapallo, is a short walk away. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The red-brick Southeast Lighthouse, perched atop the Mohegan Bluffs, is all but deserted. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026 After a dip in the chilly water, warm up in the barrel sauna perched on the pool’s edge. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Aug. 2026 The property is perched high on a corner parcel with privacy enhanced by mature trees. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perch

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Verb

As Emmy voting gets underway, the show landed 11 nominations, including an outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program nod for RuPaul.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Garry is live to land one big shot but that will be tough, and otherwise will need to win multiple rounds with some volume and damage.

— Brett Appley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of land

Verb

Colombia’s Pacific region, especially the portion hit by Monday’s quake, is among the nation’s poorest and partially nestled in dense jungle, The Guardian reported.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
The Pacific, particularly the Choco region, is one of Colombia's poorest, nestled in dense jungle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of nestle

Verb

Scrub technologists and circulating nurses prepare and manage instruments, maintain sterility, position the patient with millimeter precision for complex spine or cranial approaches, and anticipate needs before they are spoken.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Blood was found on the sheets, her head had been positioned below a pillow, and a nightgown had been pulled over her waistline, according to the arrest report.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of position

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Conviser and DePaul settled her remaining claims in August 2024.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The Long Wharf Theatre staged it in 1999, with a 1930s setting not far from what Elm Shakespeare has settled on but with a Black cast and specifically set during the Harlem Renaissance.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026