as in touched (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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Improbably, the comeback seemed to be on.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025 -
These small-scale outfit changes, paired with an intricate and precise lighting design that, at times, bathed the arena in blue light, seemed to reveal Lorde’s desire to bare everything, to be so transparent as to be see through.—
Rachel Seo,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, if Woods had kept her natural brow color (deep brown), her makeup would have resembled her typical made-to-look soft glam for a night out.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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What followed resembled a scene straight out of the movie Tin Cup, as Daly repeatedly tried (and failed) to advance from the rough, sending ball after ball into the water.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Trenched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenched%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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