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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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
The tropical scent feels like a quick getaway, and the set includes a travel-size perfume mist for easy touch-ups.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
As a result, he was touched up by the Dodgers, though the Blue Jays’ own offensive onslaught resulted in a Game 1 victory at home.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
For that reason, it is recommended that people do touch-ups every six to 12 months, depending on how fast your hair grows or how noticeable the texture difference becomes.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
The tropical scent feels like a quick getaway, and the set includes a travel-size perfume mist for easy touch-ups.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
Patients share the process in online videos filmed from injectors' offices, asking for a touch up to blur away any hint of crows feet or 11 lines between the brows.
—NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
As a result, he was touched up by the Dodgers, though the Blue Jays’ own offensive onslaught resulted in a Game 1 victory at home.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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