touched (on)

verb

Definition of touched (on)next
past tense of touch (on)
as in seemed
to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched (on)
  1. seemed
  2. resembled
  3. suggested
Verb
  • But this seemed an acceptable trade-off for a childhood in which kids quickly learned to act independently.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Unite Here had regularly endorsed Bass throughout her 22-year political career and seemed likely to join the dozens of other unions backing the mayor.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of seemed
Verb
  • The lawsuit further alleged that Trader Joe’s put its crustless PB&Js peanut in packaging that too closely resembled the coloring of an Uncrustables box and featured a similar photograph of a sandwich with a bite taken out of one side.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Each looked only at the companies that resembled its subject.
    — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of resembled
Verb
  • After Chisholm stole third, Flemming suggested Morán should throw at Wells as retaliation against the Yankees.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Listing other kinds of methodology, Tlusty suggested that there’s still a lot of room for improvement with AI.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggested
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“Touched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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