touch (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch (on or upon)
Verb
  • The agency specified that the event will occur before sunrise, and the times provided are when the sun rises.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rader acknowledged that not every child younger than 5 is eligible for the measles vaccine, and his study didn’t specify the exact ages of the children younger than 5 who were unvaccinated.
    Shiv Sudhakar, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But there’s no doubt that Jaclyn has taken it all a lot further by being so manipulative with Laurie, not to mention cheating on her husband.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In his talk, Rasool spoke in academic language of the Trump administration’s crackdowns on diversity and equity programs and immigration and mentioned the possibility of a U.S. where white people soon would no longer be in the majority.
    Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Retailers often anticipate a bump in sales around dividend time each year and even small businesses notice the uptick.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The new policy allows Ferbert to skip the time-consuming step of asking the council for permission in the form of a briefing session that must be scheduled days in advance and publicly noticed.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The audit, cited by pro-Kremlin media outlet RBK, tracked more than 300 companies with annual revenues exceeding $12 million.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Again, the board refused to act, citing financial constraints.
    Made by History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Swerdlow noted that the affordable and public housing units in his buildings will be indistinguishable from the workforce apartments and that all residents will have access to amenities like gyms, gardens and swimming pools.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Quinn noted several limitations in Heal the Bay’s data.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Property records indicate that a Rosemary Casarotti lived in Shasta County, California as of 2023, The Circle K where Casarotti purchased the winning ticket received $1 million for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Religious Easter Quotes Bible quotes about the resurrection are a perfect fit for Easter.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Pete Rizzo — aka The Bitcoin Historian on X/Twitter — recently quoted Dorsey speculating that Bitcoin might be the currency of AI with the rationale that autonomous agents of AI will gravitate toward zero-friction transactions.
    Tor Constantino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Touch (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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