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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Kuniskis didn’t touch on the larger issues Stellantis was dealing with under former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who left the automaker in December.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 27 June 2025
By the time Wood, the former Padres prospect who went to Washington in 2022 in the trade for Juan Soto, hit a three-run homer that clanged off the right field foul pole in the eighth inning to put the almost-final touch on the Nationals’ 10-6 victory, there was no real overt reaction.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Johnny is also bisexual in the show, whereas the book doesn’t touch on his romantic pursuits.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
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Girl Walks Into a Bar deals a lot with something that arts and entertainment books don’t touch on much — disappointment and the abrupt end of glory.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 27 June 2025
By the time Wood, the former Padres prospect who went to Washington in 2022 in the trade for Juan Soto, hit a three-run homer that clanged off the right field foul pole in the eighth inning to put the almost-final touch on the Nationals’ 10-6 victory, there was no real overt reaction.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Johnny is also bisexual in the show, whereas the book doesn’t touch on his romantic pursuits.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
Girl Walks Into a Bar by Rachel Dratch (2012)
$24 now 13% off
Girl Walks Into a Bar deals a lot with something that arts and entertainment books don’t touch on much — disappointment and the abrupt end of glory.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch on/upon
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“Touch on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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