glanced (upon)

verb

past tense of glance (upon)
as in touched (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glanced (upon)
  1. specified
  2. mentioned
  3. noticed
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  • Only the lettuce contained in the recall or specified by the FDA has been deemed unsafe for consumption, meaning other brands of lettuce from other sources should be safe to eat.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The sources and police have not specified a possible motive for the killing.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of specified
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  • As mentioned in recent observations, cornerback and linebacker remain difficult to gauge with the injury list growing at those respective positions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This was not the first time Gerber has mentioned fan fiction.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentioned
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  • Although there was no place to safely stop immediately after the incident, Siddiqui checked to see that Aisha wasn’t bleeding, but noticed there was glass on her and in her shoes.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The 13th hotel in their rapidly expanding brand manages to remain individual in feel and fills a niche that the founders noticed was missing in Warsaw—a lifestyle brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticed
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“Glanced (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glanced%20%28upon%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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