as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Soika, a surgeon, unsuccessfully tried to book a rental car to get to Utah for a weekend trip before settling on an option that seemed straight out of Hollywood.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
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McCutcheon, who scored four goals in the regular season, seems to shift into a second gear during the playoffs, having now scored three times in four postseason games.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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On the steering wheel, there should be a button with a symbol that resembles a speedometer with an arrow.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Since then, it’s evolved into platinum blonde and now colors – as Sinner remarked – aptly resembling Turin’s powerhouse football team, Juventus.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Trench (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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