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as in sensitive
easily offended
watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing
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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually
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as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
the experiment involves the use of some touchy chemicals, so caution is required
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Recent Examples of touchy
Today your focus on partnerships will be strong and perhaps touchy.
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Stewart Mandel parsed out a difficult — and touchy — topic.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
The amphitheater is a touchy issue for another reason.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
That was a touchy time in his relationship with Rogers, who fell into a depression after he wasn’t hired.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Stewart Mandel parsed out a difficult — and touchy — topic.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
The amphitheater is a touchy issue for another reason.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
That was a touchy time in his relationship with Rogers, who fell into a depression after he wasn’t hired.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touchy
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The suit filed Tuesday is the second from a religious group to challenge the Trump administration's lifting of the sensitive locations policy.—
Sarah Ventre,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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State of play: Immigration officials can raid churches and schools to arrest undocumented immigrants after the Trump administration scrapped a policy that protected sensitive spaces, Axios' April Rubin writes.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, the offer could make OpenAI’s reorganization plans more difficult – and significantly more expensive.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The only thing that could make persuading a group of pandemic skeptics to care about an infectious-disease outbreak more difficult is your boss—the president of the United States—undercutting your raison d’être.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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The study found a greater chance that drier, more combustible conditions will now overlap with the peak Santa Ana wind season in December and January.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Consistent engagement with consumers to raise awareness about the lower risks of alternatives like nicotine pouches compared to combustible cigarettes.—
Markus Lindblad,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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This misalignment impairs your sleep and concentration, and can leave you feeling irritable.—
Mackenzie Gamble,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Here’s one way to take your mind off a certain election that seems to have everyone tense and irritable these days — consider that Tahoe ski season is almost here.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
31 Oct. 2024
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Both are now promising to stand up to Trump and make tough decisions to make Canada more resilient.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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His positioning and angles are second to none, making tough saves look easy on a nightly basis in the NHL.—
Jesse Granger,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The mentor Steffen’s 6-foot-3 frame and increasingly explosive athleticism are nothing to scoff at, but his superpower isn’t necessarily physical.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Americans stifled the explosive Canada offense by limiting the Canadians to 26 shots.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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When Southampton’s Duje Caleta-Car was dismissed in January 2023 in the first leg of a tetchy Carabao Cup semi-final, Murphy waved him on his way.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Boos rang around an increasingly tetchy Goodison at the end of Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Brentford, a game in which Everton had a player advantage for 56 minutes including additional time but could not muster enough quality to win.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
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They were crowded together, next to flammable brushland, and accessed by narrow, winding roads that struggled to accommodate two-way traffic or firetrucks.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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But the Warriors traded no risk, no reward for a flammable, ceiling-raising swing.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Touchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touchy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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