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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The work will touch on everything from abolitionist Harriet Tubman, to Black history in baseball, the Ohlone tribelets and even the pandemic.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
In the remainder of the episode, Rex and Skip also touch on towns that are slated to become high population centers in upcoming years, problems with rural health care, and cities and towns such as Pine Bluff and El Dorado that continue to show a decline in the number of residents.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
Onder's bill isn't the first proposal to put a Trump touch on the Kennedy Center.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 July 2025
Those forms are reviewed by military lawyers, who can order servicemembers to divest from stocks or investments that might touch on their Army service.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
In the remainder of the episode, Rex and Skip also touch on towns that are slated to become high population centers in upcoming years, problems with rural health care, and cities and towns such as Pine Bluff and El Dorado that continue to show a decline in the number of residents.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
Onder's bill isn't the first proposal to put a Trump touch on the Kennedy Center.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 July 2025
Those forms are reviewed by military lawyers, who can order servicemembers to divest from stocks or investments that might touch on their Army service.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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