Thesaurus results for TOUCH (ON)

touch (on)

verb

Definition of touch (on)

as in to seem

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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Mehmet tries to proffer practical solutions but each one only seems to deepen the rift.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Concerns about military readiness, workforce shortages, rising health care costs, affordability, and America’s ability to compete in an increasingly challenging world seem to play on a loop without any sign of progress.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of seem

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Although most planets spin with their rotational axes generally upright with respect to their orbital plane, Uranus exhibits an extreme axial tilt, causing its spin to resemble something more akin to a steady roll.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
The volunteers wore moulage makeup that resembled blunt-force injuries, and each of them had a script to follow.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resemble

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Does the emphasis in this summer’s shows on Lee’s painting suggest a new phase in the reception of his work—situating him, perhaps, in greater proximity to Korean dansaekhwa painting than to the School of Things?

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
This may be true, but there is also the chance that the result is based on incomplete data, and the finding is much less definitive than the AI may suggest.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

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