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as in perches
to come to rest after descending from the air
a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond
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as in descends
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing
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“Alights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alights. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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