touch on/upon
phrasal verb
touched on/upon; touching on/upon; touches on/upon
1
: to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly
The reports touched on many important points.
She touches upon the issue in the article but never fully explains it.
2
: to come close to (something) : to almost be (something)
Her actions touched on treason.
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Trump notably did not touch on the controversy during his Atlanta rally on Monday either, instead boasting about the attendance of the Madison Square Garden event.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Vanmechelen travels the world looking for answers to fundamental questions that touch on issues which are both timeless and capture the zeitgeist including diversity, globalisation and human rights, and weaves those answers into enigmatic artworks.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump both used stops in metro Detroit, home to a large Arab American community, to touch on the conflict in Gaza.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Musk didn’t touch on the restrictions enforced by Congress during his presentation at the We, Robot event last week.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Vanmechelen travels the world looking for answers to fundamental questions that touch on issues which are both timeless and capture the zeitgeist including diversity, globalisation and human rights, and weaves those answers into enigmatic artworks.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump both used stops in metro Detroit, home to a large Arab American community, to touch on the conflict in Gaza.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Musk didn’t touch on the restrictions enforced by Congress during his presentation at the We, Robot event last week.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Touch on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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