as in touched (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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More notable still, perhaps, is the fact that calling for the release of the Epstein files has seemed to cut across the myriad divisions rending the Democratic Party.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026 -
League officials gave the players a talking-to in the morning and, to back it up, Krebs got tagged with a roughing minor on what seemed like routine pushing and shove after the whistle.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Half an hour into the first half, the upper deck resembled something of an Easter quilt, seats alternating between Argentina blue and Miami hot pink.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Fifth derails Burrows For four innings, Burrows resembled the pitcher the Astros saw all spring.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Trenched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenched%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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