Thesaurus results for TRENCH (ON)

trench (on)

verb

Definition of trench (on)

as in to touch (on)

to come very close to being that response trenches on outright rudeness

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Hnin Aye read every news article about new passport restrictions and regulations, which seemed to change every month.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Meta Platforms' launch of its Muse AI agent app and Nebius's move to raise rental rates on AI computing access seemed to spark the buying spurt in related AI stocks.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

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The result resembles a translation from three dimensions into two.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Located along the coast near the scenic coastal city of Yachats, the dramatic natural feature resembles a bottomless hole swallowing the Pacific Ocean.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026

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