TOUCHES (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

touches (on or upon)

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present tense third-person singular of touch (on or upon)

as in specifies

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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Telling customers which conditions your product was built and tested for, the same way a hardware manufacturer specifies power requirements, is just common sense.

— Jatin Narang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The company uses whatever bricks and mortar a contractor already specifies, meaning regulators see nothing new to approve.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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Stockman also mentions that a software update will turn that Core screen into second controller, offering the ability to switch on lights, inverter, A/C and other hardware from inside.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
As Solis mentions in the intro, look for soft tones with relaxed and comfortable materials.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

Definition of mentions

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Its 50 to 60 employees in San Francisco often write each other thank-you notes and design small gifts for one another (a tradition carried over from Apple’s design studio).

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026
The report notes that subscription was the only content segment to experience growth compared to last year’s numbers, with a 7% increase.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026

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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
Indeed, the report itself quotes Hartig’s 2026 welcome to the museum’s special semiquincentennial exhibit.

— Marc Stein, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of quotes

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South Florida, on the other hand, is only at alert level one, which indicates that bleaching is expected.

— Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Most, though not all, virus experts think the best evidence indicates the virus jumped from bats to other animals, and then to humans at a Wuhan market.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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