Thesaurus results for TOUCHING (ON)

touching (on)

verb

Definition of touching (on)

present participle of touch (on)

as in bordering (on)

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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Another will examine the stability of a design resembling the protective aeroshell planned for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 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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Revelations about similar incidents of seeming collective action by groups of agents have appeared every week since.

— Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The wait for season three will almost certainly be a bit shorter, with a return next fall seeming very plausible given the second season had an eight-month turnaround after filming wrapped.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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