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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The first is, as mentioned, moving up to the A19 Pro from the A18 Pro; the annual cadence for the chipsets will carry over Neo's annual cadence to the MacBook .

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The discovery is the latest in a series of archaeological finds from ancient cities mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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In July, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health also cited Lineage for rodent and pest-control violations, fining the company $500 per day until the violations were corrected.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Officials noted that he had previously been cited numerous times for parking in the lot without a permit.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

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The company’s lawyers noted that Banks had signed a standard waiver giving up creative control over the project.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Still, Garnett noted in court that the government’s calculation of federal sentencing guidelines would call for a sentence of 24 to 30 years in prison.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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The outcry of criticism comes as a report used by the United Nations and quoted by much of the world's media projected starvation in Gaza well into June.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The Global Times quoted crew member Zhou Zijian as describing the milestone as a new beginning, with further training intended to continue developing the ship’s combat skills.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of quoted

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Another 195 people were officially reported missing, while civilian databases indicated the number could be substantially higher.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The report also indicated that Chinese developers continued to use Nvidia chips for training advanced models despite efforts to expand domestic alternatives.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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