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perches

NOUN

object placed high for sitting on

Synonyms

STRONG

branch lounge pole post roost seat

WEAK

landing place resting place

VERB

sit atop of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alight squat touch down

STRONG

balance land light rest roost settle

WEAK

set down sit on

Antonyms

STRONG

move

WEAK

lower

Example Sentences

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Pistachio cold foam now perches atop iced coffees from nationwide chains, Dubai chocolate knock-offs sit at every grocery checkout stand and boutique patisseries fill croissants with pistachio butters and creams.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Coming to you from the opposite end of the movie musical spectrum from where “Wicked” perches is Maria Friedman’s compact, propulsive film of her acclaimed revival staging of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Pulling up his laptop, Dallas shows off the art for a single: On a majestic winding Italian road, ian perches pensively on a white moped, in an all-white yacht outfit, barefoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

And the way she perches over my brother reminds me of a hawk about to swoop in on its prey.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller