They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders 'touching'.
The temperature outside was 'touching' 38 degrees Celsius.
Their story was deeply/very 'touching'. [='moving']
(..) until three months after birth, but the chances of the cub reaching adulthood are slim. The struggle of a giant panda mother to raise her cub is a touching symbol of the precariousness of life in the mountains. On the highest summits of our planet nothing can live permanently. (..)2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2