Thesaurus results for TOUCH (ON)

touch (on)

verb

Definition of touch (on)

as in to seem

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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The path to closing the merger was often a rocky one and at times seemed likely to derail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Nothing seems to be too much trouble for the staff who clearly have an affection for the property and its owners, with many having worked there for decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of seem

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The top tier of college football, known now as the Football Bowl Subdivision, resembles the professional game more with each passing year, prompting calls to implement rules to better manage the sport.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The bedside phone, resembling a hotel bible, straddled the line between kitschy and cute, and local treats in the room like port wine was a nice touch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that more hikes are needed to bring inflation down after around 5-and-a-half years above the central bank's 2% target, but suggested rates did not need to rise immediately.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Patients with detectable ctDNA at six months were 30 times more likely to progress in their disease during the study, suggesting ctDNA was a marker of potential progression.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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