TOUCHED (UPON) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

touched (upon)

verb

Definition of touched (upon)

past tense of touch (upon)

as in glanced (upon)

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Zelenskyy specified in his post on X that the parents of the kids were killed as well in the same attack, but two more children were pulled alive from under the rubble.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
At least, not as of 2009, when SWA regulations and UK legislation specified single malt Scotch whisky must be produced in pot stills.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of specified

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To them, as well as many of the other riders mentioned, including 1984 Olympic champion Alexi Grewal, these were just a couple of races — an obligation.

— Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Nowhere in the document had any materials or products been described or mentioned.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 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

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