TOUCH (UPON) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

touch (upon)

verb

Definition of touch (upon)

as in to bear (on or upon)

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Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Health officials declined to identify the facilities or to specify reasons, other than saying that the long-term care industry opens facilities and increases or decreases beds based on business factors.

— Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

Definition of specify

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Along with her participation in the hotel nights, this also included, Jane testified, instances where she was asked to fly with drugs for Combs.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Topics under discussion included changes in the industry over the last decade, instanced by the rise of digital and gaming, audience fragmentation, and the emergence of disruptive technologies such as AI.

— Liza Foreman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023

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In the middle of one end of the FireCuda X Vault (both ends are styled with the ridged texture mentioned above) is a USB Type-C port.

— Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026
Another important culprit is the assumption that a creator’s intention behind not mentioning certain exceptions was antagonistic or exclusionary.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of mention

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In 2023, after a park visitor noticed a broken Fury 325 support beam, the coaster closed for six weeks that summer.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
The radiologist notices a small spot on the lung unrelated to the original reason for the exam and appropriately recommends follow-up.

— Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of notice

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One piece of mail from the United Democracy Project quotes comments from Twitch streamer and El-Sayed fan Hasan Piker, such as a dark joke about 9/11, that Third Way tried to use months ago to hurt the progressive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Lionsgate shares currently trade at roughly 26 times expected pretax profit, a premium to comparable studios, according to data from LSEG quoted by Reuters.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 July 2026

Definition of quote

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The mentality that Tuchel cited repeatedly in that contentious interview in Miami after beating Norway was nearly enough to get the Three Lions to the final.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Women aged 35-39 were most likely to cite this as their reason for reproductive stage uncertainty.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 July 2026

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