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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Hunter Lacey, Allure, 3 July 2024
Towne did touch-up script work on The Godfather, Bonnie and Clyde and some other important films of the era, but his breakthrough came with The Last Detail.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 2 July 2024
Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
And last week, the city agreed to send $650 million in public funds to push those renovations through — upgrades that include replacing the seats in the upper and lower bowls, updating the scoreboard, placing video boards outside the stadium, touching up safety/security enhancements and more.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024
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Noun
For most patients, four to six treatments may result in a 70 to 80 percent reduction in overall hair growth, with many only needing annual touch-up for stubborn hairs (every six months for some people; more like two years for others).
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 3 July 2024
Towne did touch-up script work on The Godfather, Bonnie and Clyde and some other important films of the era, but his breakthrough came with The Last Detail.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 2 July 2024
Verb
It can also be used for contouring, highlighting, and touching up.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
And last week, the city agreed to send $650 million in public funds to push those renovations through — upgrades that include replacing the seats in the upper and lower bowls, updating the scoreboard, placing video boards outside the stadium, touching up safety/security enhancements and more.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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