as in touches (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Match play most resembles other championship formats in sports like NCAA basketball, or the knockout rounds during World Cup soccer.
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“Trenches (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenches%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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