touched (on or upon)

verb

Definition of touched (on or upon)next
past tense of touch (on or upon)
as in mentioned
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically I do want to briefly touch upon the medieval view of the world before talking about Gothic architecture

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched (on or upon)
  1. mentioned
  2. specified
  3. cited
  4. indicated
Verb
  • Among the changes the 68-year-old suggests are initiatives he’s mentioned previously.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But as Samantha mentioned, the film is obsessed with all the wrong elements of Joker’s story, and didn’t really seem interested in Harley Quinn at all.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • Grant recipients are required to report on progress, but only towards goals specified in the proposal.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Offline Backup puts an available playlist of songs on the Home feed when data connections are lost, even if no downloads were specified ahead of time.
    Tyler Hayes, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Complying with regulatory developments is most frequently cited as the top priority for internal legal teams — and any innovation efforts are going to fall under scrutiny.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cited
Verb
  • Additional analysis indicated minerals in the meteorite at one point interacted with liquid water on Mars, although a specific timeframe couldn’t be established.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Neither Santa Monia Police nor SMMUSD indicated any plans to increase school security in light of the text messages.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of indicated
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“Touched (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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