as in touching (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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The cloth, bearing an image of a naked man with long hair and a beard, as well as reddish-brown stains resembling wounds from crucifixion, quickly became popular.—
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The effect is that of passions diverted, of dark energies coalescing into something resembling a community.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Trenching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenching%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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