as in bordering (on)
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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The most recent season concluded with a cliffhanger, with the Fifteenth Doctor regenerating into a form resembling Rose Tyler, the companion portrayed by Billie Piper.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026 -
The care team at the various NICUs dressed their tiniest patients up in outfits resembling multiple aspects of the World Cup.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Wemby, along with Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, stared at the interloper in seeming shock before security restrained him and he was led off the court.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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That last line, even seventy years later, even after the seeming complete commodification of all dissent under the reign of King Algorithm, still reads as shocking, as liberatory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Touching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20%28on%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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