as in bordering (on)
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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Gucci Gucci faced backlash in 2019 over a sweater that was perceived as racially insensitive and resembling blackface, Stephanie Schirru, founder of Dynamically Branded, pointed out.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes,
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The aircraft displays prominent chine lines extending to the nose, resembling aspects of the J-20 fighter jet’s central fuselage.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2024
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Step one is converting a Mayfair to their side, with Moira seeming like the easiest target.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 Jan. 2025
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Assad died in 2000 and was succeeded by a doltish-seeming son, Bashar, who's recently been in the news.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Touching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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