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Recent Examples of retouch
Water can be used to dampen and repose the body and paint can be removed or retouched.
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Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
One of his daughters, Frida, would even help her father in the dark room, developing negatives, retouching photos, and arguably beginning her artistic education.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 22 May 2025
The app provides basic image corrections, along with graphics and fonts, raw camera file support, retouching tools, and some workflow capabilities.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Once created, the pages would be edited and continuously retouched over time by other editors.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
One of his daughters, Frida, would even help her father in the dark room, developing negatives, retouching photos, and arguably beginning her artistic education.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 22 May 2025
The app provides basic image corrections, along with graphics and fonts, raw camera file support, retouching tools, and some workflow capabilities.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Once created, the pages would be edited and continuously retouched over time by other editors.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
Verb
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Given their stature, facilities and squad, this team is a rough diamond waiting to be polished.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of brands already offer or are transitioning to TPO-free formulas that contain different photoinitiators (a chemical that makes gel polishes cure under a lamp instead of air-drying like regular polish) such as TPO-L, BAPO, or other resin initiators.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Pennsylvania agency and the Delaware Department of Insurance have fined Highmark and its health insurance subsidiaries at least four times in the past 10 years, including as recently as 2024 and 2023.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since 1986, employers have required to verify workers' eligibility to work, and can be fined or jailed if caught knowingly breaking the law.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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This one-time purchase grants access to Skylum's full suite of photo-editing tools, available for both Windows and macOS, and is a smart investment for amateur photographers.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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After Victorious ended production in 2012, Thomas turned down the chance to attend Morehouse College, opting instead to hone his songwriting under Babyface’s mentorship.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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In between is a huge chessboard for honing skills of strategy and guile while catching a tan.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Magnet programs and schools were a way to promote voluntary integration, though locally the magnet system has intensified the city's racial and economic divide, a previous Courier Journal investigation found.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, the June count was revised lower to a loss of 13,000, the first monthly decline since December 2020.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Scallops are the dainty little detail that never goes out of style, and in fact, reinforces a decor piece’s nostalgic vibe.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Panthers reworked their outside linebacker room this offseason.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Under artistic director Camille Miceli, the brand emphasizes mixing and matching, reworking Pucci’s motifs and patchwork.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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