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Recent Examples of retouch
To top things off, the car has been finished in a gorgeous coat of British Racing Green, had its chrome trim retouched, and equipped with an electronic rear bike rack.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether a designer is building marketing assets for a campaign, a photographer is retouching fine details or a content creator is producing social assets on the go, Adobe says the new Photoshop tools have been specifically designed with those users in mind.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
But there’s another key function that some people may not have even discovered: Face mists are essential for retouching and reapplying makeup.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 July 2025
For many, the perfect face is no longer born; it is built—designed by AI, refined by cosmetic surgery, retouched on photo-editing apps, and approved by dating algorithms.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether a designer is building marketing assets for a campaign, a photographer is retouching fine details or a content creator is producing social assets on the go, Adobe says the new Photoshop tools have been specifically designed with those users in mind.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
But there’s another key function that some people may not have even discovered: Face mists are essential for retouching and reapplying makeup.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 July 2025
For many, the perfect face is no longer born; it is built—designed by AI, refined by cosmetic surgery, retouched on photo-editing apps, and approved by dating algorithms.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
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Our editors’ favorite work bags have earned their place in our daily rotations, designed with durability and style in mind, and polished enough to go wherever the day takes us.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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Its sleek vegan leather design looks polished enough for sightseeing days and casual dinners alike.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Apple Music introduced fraud penalties back in 2022, where along with demonetizing the illegitimate streams themselves, the company employed a sliding scale of fining fraudsters a fee calculated on what would’ve been royalties.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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He was convicted a year later and sentenced to 90 days in jail, fined $250 and placed on one year of probation, according to the Post-Tribune.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Chris Dobstaff and Caroline Howard.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Josephine Rozzelle edited this edition.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The therapist can practice and hone their therapy skills while interacting with the AI persona.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Beijing is certainly honing its capabilities with AI at the fore.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The visits focus on loneliness and emotional distress, issues that many survivors say have intensified amid the war in Ukraine and rising antisemitism in the United States.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Those updates include inflation‑indexed bracket changes, revised deduction thresholds and refreshed credit amounts.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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And as a result of questions from reporters Ashley Luthern (Journal Sentinel), Ben Jordan (TMJ4), and Mario Koran (Wisconsin Watch), the DA's Office revised the list, adding two individuals and removing others, and contacting dozens of defendants whose cases may have been affected by the changes.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Takaichi has called an election on February 8 in a bid to reinforce her mandate on a range of policies, potentially including her tougher stance on China, having secured the office by winning an internal contest among her Liberal Democratic Party in October.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Their choices can either reinforce harms or reduce them.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The design reworks the Gel-Quantum 360 I AMP’s entire upper, stripping away the mesh and suede overlays for a nearly one-piece construction.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Last and First Tales is a collection of stories selected by the author, including some of his early writing and his more mature and celebrated work, some reworked into new versions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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