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trenched (on)

verb

Definition of trenched (on)

past tense of trench (on)

as in touched (on)

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

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The Jayhawks seemed to respond immediately cutting into that eight-point deficit.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
When Platner arrived, the place seemed haunted not only by American misconduct but also by Saddam Hussein’s use of it to imprison and abuse political dissidents during his reign.

— Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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The picture of the back of someone who resembled Booker, the almost flip phone quality video, and the cutoff pictures didn't do it for me.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Because of a concussion, Shanahan shaded himself from the South Bay sun with a black cap and sunglasses, complemented by a thick mustache that resembled Tom Selleck’s.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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