touch (on)

verb

Definition of touch (on)next
as in to seem
to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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  1. seem
  2. resemble
  3. suggest
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  • The look seems to have inspired Lucy Liu, who sported a similar outfit while promoting her new movie Red One.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Just four years ago, Trump’s political career seemed over.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of seem
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  • While the patty is shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, USA Today reports the sandwich actually includes little rib meat.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The McRib is a patty shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, made from pork, water, salt, dextrose, and rosemary extract.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of resemble
Verb
  • Netanyahu’s lack of strategic vision to accomplish this task, however, suggests that Israel will be prosecuting an ongoing war that has alienated many potential U.S. partners in the world.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The abuse victims’ attorneys, however, suggested that not funding the trust immediately would short-change people who had already been victimized by the church, given how the value of that trust could erode with time and inflation.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Touch (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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