TOUCHED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

touched (on or upon)

verb

past tense of touch (on or upon)

as in mentioned

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically I do want to briefly touch upon the medieval view of the world before talking about Gothic architecture

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Rather, the texts only mentioned seating for Smith and his staff.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Zoe’s mentioned this idea of masculine and feminine energy — what one presents and what one actually holds, and the old switcheroos of that.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

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In his veto message Newsom, like the California Chamber of Commerce, cited the pressing need to address water scarcities driven by climate change.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Among the barriers Buelna cited were the high cost of housing, food insecurity and child care.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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In related disorders, mice have been treated with gene therapies and an improvement in symptoms noted.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The Journal noted how Moore, then Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator, gave several players hits of the substance during the first quarter of Michigan’s victory over Ohio State earlier that year.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Step Back Unlike stocks and bonds, whose prices are quoted on screens across Wall Street, managers of private lenders have broad leeway to value their loans, with varying degrees of input from third-party services.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The report quoted Shipilova's neighbors as saying a team of disinfection experts did several cleanups of her apartment, leaving a strong antiseptic smell.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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And while there are some fears about excess product, the quarterly report indicated that North America inventory fell by 1 percent after growing over the last two years.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
In mid September, the Fed raised its benchmark rate for the first time in over three years and indicated more were to come.

— Deena Zaidi,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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