touch (upon)

verb

Definition of touch (upon)next
as in to bear (on or upon)

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  1. specify
  2. instance
  3. mention
  4. notice
  5. quote
  6. cite
Verb
  • The agency did not specify exactly where the sightings along the 70-mile river were.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The post did not specify how officers determined the animal should be euthanized or the method used.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of specify
Verb
  • Topics under discussion included changes in the industry over the last decade, instanced by the rise of digital and gaming, audience fragmentation, and the emergence of disruptive technologies such as AI.
    Liza Foreman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
  • But there’s been plenty of room for errors and hallucinations, instances when chatbots like ChatGPT have concocted inaccurate—and sometimes worrying—answers to questions.
    Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
Definition of instance
Verb
  • More news: Yankees, Dodgers, Mets Begin Pursuit of Roki Sasaki The Yankees have been mentioned as a viable candidate to sign the 23-year-old right-hander, even as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are widely viewed as the favorites.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Red Sox seem willing to move outfielder/DH Masataka Yoshida, given his roster redundancy as a left-handed bat in an already lefty-heavy lineup, not to mention his salary.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of mention
Verb
  • Even those in the jewelry industry have noticed this trend.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Little opted to share what happened to her while noticing the popularity of the firepits while shopping for the holidays.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of notice
Verb
  • The official death toll from Saturday’s cyclone hit rose to 22, with more than 1,400 people injured including 48 critically, according to the latest report from Mayotte Hospital quoted by Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, the mayor of the capital, Mamoudzou.
    Adrienne Surprenant and Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • His words were quoted by a Tass news report on Monday morning, which was published online shortly after 10.45 a.m. Russian time.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of quote
Verb
  • Bonnie McDonald, who has headed the organization since 2012, cites the ongoing renovation of the Thompson Center as a recent win — one that was 20 years in the making since then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich first floated the idea of selling the state’s Chicago office building to the highest bidder.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Economists cited these examples of wide-ranging health care prices in a request that Congress pass the Health Care Price Transparency Act 2.0, which would require hospitals and health providers to disclose their prices.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of cite
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