Thesaurus results for TOUCHING (ON)

touching (on)

verb

Definition of touching (on)

present participle of touch (on)

as in bordering (on)

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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Concerns also arise over detection software accessibility and the risk of false positives, particularly if human writing starts resembling AI patterns.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Strawberry skin isn’t a diagnosable skin issue, but rather a nickname for skin that has a bumpy texture with small dark spots resembling the seeds on a strawberry.

— Mary Honkus, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026

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There, the seeming underdog DB team of Dallas pulverized LA's top-notch singles squad 21-11 in shocking dominance by Townsend over Parker in particular (8-0) to send this to the third match on Sunday.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
But there is a vast expanse of political real estate between blindly handing the Dreamers $975 million and barely seeming interested in the possibility of bringing Major League Baseball to Central Florida.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

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