as in touches (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Aydın had purportedly pocketed some $80 million of it…and seems to have burned through all of it in just three years.—
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Despite these issues, Riddle's name recognition continues to secure him bookings on the independent circuit and with promotions like MLW, even as a return to WWE seems increasingly unlikely.—
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In his nitpicking and narcissism, the relatability of his grievances and his unhinged methods of redressing them, Ron also resembles a younger, Middle American version of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm antihero.—
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Cami and Rex embark on a life-or-death mission to rescue Cyrus, a boy who eerily resembles Cami, after he's been kidnapped.—
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“Trenches (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenches%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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