as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Brown, the veteran who seemed out of sync with Mahomes most of the night after missing all three preseason games with an ankle injury?—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
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That seemed to halt the Chiefs’ momentum.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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What began as a decentralized revolution started to resemble a high-risk gamble, with performance lagging far behind ambition.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Trench (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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