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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Two holes are drilled into the patient’s arm bones and the replacement ligament is woven between the two holes in a pattern resembling a figure-eight.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
There was even a performance from traditional Bahamian dancers, transforming the scene outside the library into something resembling a neighborhood block party.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

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There, the seeming underdog DB team of Dallas pulverized LA's top-notch singles squad 21-11 in shocking dominance by Townsend over Parker in particular (8-0) to send this to the third match on Sunday.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
But there is a vast expanse of political real estate between blindly handing the Dreamers $975 million and barely seeming interested in the possibility of bringing Major League Baseball to Central Florida.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

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