touched (upon)

verb

Definition of touched (upon)next
past tense of touch (upon)
as in glanced (upon)

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  1. specified
  2. mentioned
  3. noticed
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  • The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of specified
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  • Out of the 38 videos analyzed, only one video mentioned irritation risk, two addressed sun protection and none mentioned contact dermatitis risk or advised consulting a dermatologist, according to the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Parents also mentioned frustration with school leadership, limited extracurricular activities and inadequate special education services.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mentioned
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  • This was already noticed long before the emergence of AI chatbots with the power to converse.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The man’s collarbones no longer cast deep shadows at the base of his neck, Shawn noticed.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of noticed
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“Touched (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20%28upon%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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