as in touching (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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The most recent season concluded with a cliffhanger, with the Fifteenth Doctor regenerating into a form resembling Rose Tyler, the companion portrayed by Billie Piper.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026 -
The care team at the various NICUs dressed their tiniest patients up in outfits resembling multiple aspects of the World Cup.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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“Trenching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenching%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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