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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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The car is bright yellow, long and slim, resembling a pencil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Some primates carried infants of another species in ways resembling adoption or caregiving, yet rough handling or neglect sometimes resulted in injury or death.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

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For his part, Daemon is seeming pretty weary after Tumbleton and what happened to Rhaena.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Jobs are down, but consumer sentiment—and the stock market—are up, leaving the retail sector to reckon with a host of seeming contradictions and confusing market signals.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

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