Apply
Touch
Touch verb - To be the business or affair of.
Usage example: I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| way | apply way | touch way |
Both words in one sentence
- The bad news is that unlike Armored Skeletons, which have to physically touch you to apply their debuff, Ichor Stickers can apply theirs from extremely long range with their spit.
Source: Demonic Spiders / Terraria - She is a PK supergirl who can apply 8 tons of force at a mere touch.
Source: Cute Bruiser / Web Original -
This does not apply around his stepsister Scarlet however, whose touch he enjoys and goes into some detail about in his narration.
Source: Hates Being Touched
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Touch and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/touch
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Touch or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/touch.
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