as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Later, while Williams was in prison for a different crime, a man who had shared a cell with him wrote a letter to the district attorney, saying Williams seemed very interested in the DNA testing that had been done in the case.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
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Romero seems to be flirting with a potential move to Spain this summer, which might explain why Spurs tried to sign Guehi earlier this year.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The blocking pattern is so named because its shape resembles the Greek letter omega.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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For a lot of patients, these dark circles, which resemble a black eye, get better in tandem with allergy symptoms.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
2 May 2025
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“Trench (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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