trench (on)

as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being that response trenches on outright rudeness

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  • As a young man in his 20s, Dwayne Debnam seemed to have his life lined up.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
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  • The serving architecture resembles an orchestra more than a simple application.
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“Trench (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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