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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What’s more, dopamine pathways that were traditionally thought to govern pleasure and punishment also seem to be highly involved in prediction.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of seem

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This poem resembles a haibun—a Japanese literary form that combines prose with haiku.

— Gurupreet K. Khalsa, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The demands of French students resemble those of their peers in Spain, Portugal and Albania, who in recent days have also taken to the streets over education conditions.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of resemble

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Data from the Israel Defense Forces as of May 2025 suggested a Palestinian civilian death rate of 83%.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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