Thesaurus results for TRENCHING (ON)

trenching (on)

verb

present participle of trench (on)

as in touching (on)

to come very close to being that response trenches on outright rudeness

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The result is a chain of polite, yet simultaneously radical buildings with an exciting contour resembling a mountainous landscape – adding ‘bergen’ in De Bergen!

— Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
The social platform lets millions of users interact through avatars resembling anime characters, animals, robots and humans.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2026

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