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as in sensitive
easily offended
watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing
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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually
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as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
the experiment involves the use of some touchy chemicals, so caution is required
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Recent Examples of touchy
The leaders are expected to address the touchy topic of tech-friendly H-1B visas, along with trade and defense.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Leading with probing questions about touchy topics can make kids more anxious and less likely to open up about the rest of their day, potentially derailing further conversations.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Relationships can be touchy today.
—USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Problems in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians had already revealed themselves to be touchy about federal tax obligations.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Leading with probing questions about touchy topics can make kids more anxious and less likely to open up about the rest of their day, potentially derailing further conversations.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Relationships can be touchy today.
—USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Problems in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians had already revealed themselves to be touchy about federal tax obligations.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touchy
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Age is also a risk factor — older adults may already have issues with sleep due to existing health conditions, medications and chronic pain, and so may be especially sensitive to additional stress.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, how much caffeine is tolerable can vary from person to person, and some people may be more sensitive to caffeine than others.—
Emily Brown, MPH,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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As college sports continues its rapid professionalization, the ACC is in a difficult spot.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Most of the files are scans of documents, and some are blurred or have become faint or difficult to read in the decades since Kennedy's assassination.—
Joel Shannon,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Despite this reprieve, the NIH supported by the federal government will challenge the ruling amidst a combustible political backdrop of a U.S. President continuing to argue that his legislative agenda is being stymied by political opponents.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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First responders also recommend ensuring space between combustible items and your home, cleaning pine needles and leaves from rooftops and gutters, and decluttering the inside of the home to help curb a fire’s spread and prevent the loss of important items.—
Tyler Faurot,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Though most people benefit from eating more fiber, some may need to temporarily reduce their fiber intake to help their digestive system heal, such as during a flare-up of irritable bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis, or Crohn’s disease.4 3.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Scheer was smart to whittle down the novel’s winding sentences into short, sharp exclamations and curt instructions — and also to be faithful to Melville’s rendition of the captain’s irritable diction.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Schneider wants to take calculated risks in free agency, but that can be tough to do when Seattle is one of many teams needing interior offensive upgrades.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The New York Fed survey of consumer expectations showed respondents believe tougher economic conditions are ahead.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Moscow has welcomed the radical U.S. shift in rhetoric and policy, which culminated in an explosive Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting last month.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The larger simulated star burned through its fuel in just 2.6 million years before meeting its own explosive end, showering a whopping 55 solar masses of oxygen (more than 18 million Earth masses) into space.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Read more Tesla's share price recovers ground after tetchy start Elon Musk's claims linking Ukraine to X outage spark backlash You're Fired!—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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That rivalry carried over into the UFC as Tate and Rousey coached against each other in a tetchy season of The Ultimate Fighter before Rousey defeated Tate via third-round armbar to retain her UFC bantamweight title at UFC 168.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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In this region — as in many across the state — people are willing to accept the tradeoff of living in a beautiful yet flammable landscape.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Several years ago, an engineer who worked for the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety wanted to replace flammable pine straw mulch with gravel.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Touchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touchy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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