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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Three hours before hitting the runway, what seem like hundreds of corsets in the workroom need to be laced in; even the models are helping.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Aside from happy love affairs that usually turn into friendships, there might seem from the outside to be too little family in my life.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of seem

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One Baguette is covered in a kaleidoscopic geometric pattern of colorful beads; another resembles a tiny textile artwork in dusty pink, green, and turquoise.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Xiao An re-engineered the rear chassis, modified the swingarm, and fabricated custom rigid struts styled to resemble streamlined shocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of resemble

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Following the mistrial declaration, some legal experts suggested that the prosecution aimed too high in charging Clancy with first-degree murder, noting a lower charge, such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, might have won over the jury.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Eight months after Moreno suggested Ohtani might belong among baseball’s 10 best players, Ohtani collected a second American League MVP award and hit the open market.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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