touch (on)

verb

Definition of touch (on)next
as in to seem
to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch (on)
  1. seem
  2. resemble
  3. suggest
Verb
  • What’s more, dopamine pathways that were traditionally thought to govern pleasure and punishment also seem to be highly involved in prediction.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of seem
Verb
  • But did the gold rush create our contemporary world, or do the two just resemble each other?
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Psittacosis can be difficult to recognize because its symptoms resemble those of other respiratory illnesses.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of resemble
Verb
  • Sanders, one of the left’s leading critics of the AI industry, went a step beyond profit-sharing by suggesting this summer that its companies surrender half of their stock to the government.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Totally suggests the pensive headspace of an adult returning to his childhood haunts trying to make sense of it all.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggest
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“Touch (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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