retouch

verb

Definition of retouchnext
as in to polish

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Recent Examples of retouch The outside is decorated, too — pay special attention to the wooden cutouts out there, which Erv originally made and a staffer retouched this year. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 2 Dec. 2025 The video includes a scene of a conservator diligently retouching a paper that has been stained by water damage, an apt metaphor for the ongoing physical (and ideological) labor required to maintain the immutability of these interiors. — Tom McDonough, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025 Design company Canva recently launched its own AI headshot feature, with the goal of offering users a quick way to create realistic headshots and still be able to retouch or restyle them. — Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025 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. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retouch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
  1. polish
  2. fine
  3. edit
  4. hone
  5. intensify
  6. revise
  7. reinforce
  8. rework
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  • Despite a surface that often feels — after two developmental runs, at Virginia’s Signature Theatre and at Paper Mill Playhouse — polished to a commercial, salable gloss, the production began as a distinctly personal story.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The brand aimed to strike a balance between cozy and polished with shearling silhouettes spanning flats, suede loafers, mules and winter boots.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of polish
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  • In addition, each program was fined $25,000, which may sound like small potatoes, but these are HBCUs.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The newspaper was fined after it was accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces, and it also was declared a foreign agent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of fine
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  • Measure at the caller’s end, test your hardest callers on purpose and score every call against your own rules on a schedule, because model updates, knowledge base edits and new integrations will change behavior without warning.
    — Satish Barot, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Listen is edited by Ben Kaplan, with cinematography by Mack Fisher.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of edit
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  • Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • This weekend, the comedian, actor and host brings his affable brand of stand-up to Chicago, honed during his Las Vegas residency at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of hone
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  • The Daily Caller is clearly positioning itself for a landscape not just post-midterms but post- Trump, and for a bitter and intensifying intra-party media battle.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This weekend's shows fell during the ceasefire, but the company plans to perform next weekend as usual, even as local officials warn that Russian forces have brought in more weapons and personnel and some residents expect shelling to intensify.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of intensify
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  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised August and September figures upwards, indicating that the economy is hotter than previously anticipated.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Employment gains for August and September were revised up by a total of 84,000 jobs.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of revise
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  • Rather than demolishing and starting again, the team kept the historic walls standing, reinforced every one of them, and dug beneath to take the foundations deeper.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The event gave the community a chance to dispose of Halloween pumpkins in an eco-friendly way that would keep them out of landfills and also help reinforce the soil.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of reinforce
Verb
  • Brown purchased the downtown space at the end of 2023 and reworked it over the last two years.
    — Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
  • His gestures, his mannerisms, his face, his intonations were reworked into a new kind of life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of rework

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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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