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

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Bustos said he had worked at the 560-room oceanfront resort that perches on the Palos Verdes Peninsula since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

Three dead trees that my not-always-reliable phone app identified as an Indian almond, bagpod and common fig, served as his perches.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

We splashed through shallow puddles, startling flies from their perches atop piles of rotten food.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros