as in bordering (on)
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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The course made for entertaining theater, resembling almost a snow park of assorted obstacles.—
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And yet, because human judgments are also expressed through language, the model’s answers often end up resembling human answers on the surface.—
Walter Quattrociocchi,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite González’s own seeming preference to stay away from the spotlight, the choice comes with a price.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Any pipe might be a passageway, any seeming dead end a secret route through a level.—
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Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Touching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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