as in touching (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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The Envista looks stylish and modern, resembling a $35K subcompact SUV more than a model with its true sub $25,000 price tag.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 May 2026 -
On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Trenching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenching%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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