Thesaurus results for TRENCHES (ON)

trenches (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of trench (on)

as in touches (on)

to come very close to being that response trenches on outright rudeness

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And, as the country and its people begin to piece together the full toll of the destruction amid the rubble, the notion of playing baseball seems absurd in the wake of such tragedy.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
But Rhaenyra seems happy enough handing out bread and basking in the smallfolk’s love.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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So, democracy sometimes resembles kakistocracy, an actual word that means government by the least qualified.

— George F. Will, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
While no traditional denim was used in the whimsical collection, Chanel tapped Maison Lesage to weave its blue tweed in a manner that resembles blue jeans.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

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