as in touches (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Gukesh has a maturity that seems connected to his openness to instinctual play, and to his awareness of the depth and power of human feeling.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026 -
As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The cult’s deity, a skeleton shrouded in a hooded robe, resembles a morbid inversion of the Virgin Mary, often blessed with tequila and marijuana smoke.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The billionaire antagonist, Pilkington (Glenn Close), drives what closely resembles a Cybertruck.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Trenches (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenches%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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