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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There’s even one resembling a glistening rainbow Nerds Gummy Cluster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Kidman shared an Instagram post wearing a preppy, polished outfit accessorized with a small, structured top-handle bag resembling Chanel’s $4,850 Clutch with Chain.

— Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026

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In this book, ordinary-seeming women unmask themselves as grotesquely evil witches.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The simple-seeming request turned into an arduous task that would require scores of emails, multiple phone calls with Epic employees, a flight to Las Vegas, and a software update.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

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