touch on
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Also, touch upon.
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Mention briefly or casually in passing, as in He barely touched on the subject of immigration . [First half of 1600s]
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Approach closely, verge on, as in This frenzy touched on clinical insanity . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
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I’ll touch on three of the nastier downsides, starting with bad tenants.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
It was the final touch on his individual masterpiece—399 yards and three touchdowns—as he defeated the coach who brought him to Ole Miss in the first place, 32-24.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Peet is excited by the frank portrayal of it all onscreen: “Seeing more middle-aged women in leading roles makes it more likely that you’re gonna be able to touch on these things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Fresh from impressing Iraola in New York, Chambers hammered home from inside the box in the seventh minute after Milos Kerkez got a touch on Szoboszlai's corner.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
I felt its cold touch on the back of my neck as I all but tumbled in the narrow space between the front seat and mine.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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