touched up; touching up; touches up
1
: to improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations : fix the minor and usually visible defects or damages of
2
: to stimulate by or as if by a flick of a whip
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 May 2026
Edit snapshots or touch-up older pictures with Photoshop.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Hathaway is seen on the monitor getting her makeup touched up, while onlookers outside take pictures.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Backstage, honorees experienced specialty portrait moments shot by Kanya Iwana, hair and makeup touch-ups featuring brands from across the L’Oréal Groupe portfolio, and a content studio presented by The Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 May 2026
Edit snapshots or touch-up older pictures with Photoshop.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Soccer fans can touch up on the stadium tenant’s history there.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Hathaway is seen on the monitor getting her makeup touched up, while onlookers outside take pictures.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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