glanced (upon)

verb

past tense of glance (upon)
as in touched (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glanced (upon)
  1. specified
  2. mentioned
  3. noticed
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  • The figure was significantly higher than analysts’ 44% estimate, but Huang and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress specified that there were still heavy supply constraints holding back the $5 trillion chipmaker.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Boone specified that Judge expected to see some overhand pitching on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of specified
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  • Like all other alumni interviewed for this story, one of the first things Oberlander mentioned about her love for Killian was athletics — football games in particular.
    — Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As mentioned above, Turkey’s deployment of TB2s in the country’s civil war in 2020 proved decisive, with these drones helping break the LNA’s siege on Tripoli and empowering GNA ground forces to repel Haftar’s fighters.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • That March, Tahmasbi noticed strangers loitering around his apartment building.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The group also intended to export another 56 servers, but was stopped after Taiwan Customs noticed irregularities in the shipment.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticed
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“Glanced (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glanced%20%28upon%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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