as in touched (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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The legendary German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer seemed well-positioned to catch the ball.
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The promise seemed straightforward.
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In ancient China, the Book of Songs records a game where those who played drew wood tiles in what resembled a modern-day lottery game.
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On Wednesday, a TikTok user posted a video showing a woman who, from afar, resembled Swift standing on a balcony of her $17 million seaside home in Rhode Island.
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“Trenched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenched%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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