as in touches (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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And, as the country and its people begin to piece together the full toll of the destruction amid the rubble, the notion of playing baseball seems absurd in the wake of such tragedy.
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But Rhaenyra seems happy enough handing out bread and basking in the smallfolk’s love.
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This resembles today's advanced driver-assistance systems that can steer, brake, maintain speed and change lanes while a driver remains responsible.
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But the combination of a lingering marine heat wave and a strengthening El Niño resembles the conditions that preceded widespread disruptions to fisheries, marine mammals and seabirds along California and the West Coast.
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“Trenches (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenches%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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