Thesaurus results for TOUCHED (ON)

touched (on)

verb

Definition of touched (on)

past tense of touch (on)

as in seemed

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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In my view, the Sentinel seemed to base this on Culver’s suspension from office as the one and only factor.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Her human slogan machine rap seemed more like a complement to JT’s malleable traditionalism rather than the other way around.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

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The man seen in the security videos resembled Ballard, including having a similar hairstyle and tattoos, police said, according to NHK.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
That’s when Family Kitchen resembled more Single in a Studio Kitchen, lacking a dishwasher and a three-compartment sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of resembled

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Judd suggested during his cross-examination that the defense attorney’s reference was improper.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
The idea to use carbon injection as a climate fix came a few years later from an Italian physicist named Cesare Marchetti, who suggested disposing of carbon deep in the ocean or underground.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

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