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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This seems to touch on something crucial: Ego scrolling may not always be about inducing a quick boost to your confidence.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The reversal comes after a May 9 Pentagon memo set Wednesday as the date by which the military services were to submit and remove book titles from the libraries of their military educational institutions that touch on diversity, race, and gender issues using the Pentagon's specific search terms.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The lyrics touch on such themes as love, death, joy and sorrow.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
With Another Meltdown Over Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Again Calls Out 'Unfit President' Trump at Second Manchester Concert
While on the stand, though, Richard did not touch on her own allegations against Combs.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The reversal comes after a May 9 Pentagon memo set Wednesday as the date by which the military services were to submit and remove book titles from the libraries of their military educational institutions that touch on diversity, race, and gender issues using the Pentagon's specific search terms.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The lyrics touch on such themes as love, death, joy and sorrow.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
With Another Meltdown Over Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Again Calls Out 'Unfit President' Trump at Second Manchester Concert
While on the stand, though, Richard did not touch on her own allegations against Combs.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch on/upon
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“Touch on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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