touch on/upon
phrasal verb
touched on/upon; touching on/upon; touches on/upon
1
: to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly
The reports touched on many important points.
She touches upon the issue in the article but never fully explains it.
2
: to come close to (something) : to almost be (something)
Her actions touched on treason.
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The presentation will also touch on the cultural significance of the Santa Teresa Spring to both indigenous Ohlone communities and early settlers and the efforts to preserve the ranch from suburban development.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Most states barely touch on the area of mental health when a person applies for a gun license due to concerns over privacy issues and stigmatizing people who have mental health issues, according to Eller.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The golden changes to the room differ vastly from former President Joe Biden’s Oval Office, which had a more sparse golden touch on its walls.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The city's Historical Commission on Monday approved a historical marker to be placed at the intersection and touch on the diverse mix of poor and working class Black and immigrant communities who lived in Black Bottom throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Most states barely touch on the area of mental health when a person applies for a gun license due to concerns over privacy issues and stigmatizing people who have mental health issues, according to Eller.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The golden changes to the room differ vastly from former President Joe Biden’s Oval Office, which had a more sparse golden touch on its walls.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The city's Historical Commission on Monday approved a historical marker to be placed at the intersection and touch on the diverse mix of poor and working class Black and immigrant communities who lived in Black Bottom throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Touch on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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