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touch upon



VERB
bear on
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be immaterial be irrelevant be of no consequence




Example Sentences

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It likely will touch upon a host of issues that could prove crucial for growth prospects in the world’s two largest economies.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Yeah, there are a couple of jokes here and there that touch upon it.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

Over the next 40 minutes, the group appear to touch upon highly sensitive military issues, including the ongoing debate over whether Germany should send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

“We can grow and we can do it with a lighter touch upon the Earth,” Committee Chair Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, said during the hearing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Paralysed with fear, I felt its clammy touch upon my chin before I sat bolt upright.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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