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Recent Examples of retouch
The app provides basic image corrections, along with graphics and fonts, raw camera file support, retouching tools, and some workflow capabilities.
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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
Digital photos can be retouched any which way, so what happens on a shoot becomes an afterthought.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
If a clinic avoids producing genuine before-and-after pictures or only gives very heavily retouched, generic stock photos, take that as a red flag.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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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
Digital photos can be retouched any which way, so what happens on a shoot becomes an afterthought.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
If a clinic avoids producing genuine before-and-after pictures or only gives very heavily retouched, generic stock photos, take that as a red flag.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
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Other procedures like polishing restorations, ceramic crowns, using elastics, orthodontic appliances, and so on can generate particles.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Most people think stand-up comics spend decades polishing their act to get good at telling jokes.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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In 2021, the Federal Election Commission fined the campaign committee of Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), where Buchanan was serving as treasurer, for failing to properly disclose campaign contributions.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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The Premier League fined Manchester City $1.3 million for late kickoffs.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Fortune helped edit the autobiography of leading Black intellectual Booker T. Washington, and his civil rights organization, National Afro-American League, is considered an important predecessor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Santos Neto thrived in his band from 1977 to 1992 before setting off to hone his own, similarly expansive, body of tunes.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Volunteers from West Volusia Audubon Society lead this monthly program series, which includes class instruction as well as in-the-field opportunities to hone skills.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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While inflation and rising interest rates have intensified financial pressure across the board, the impact has been disproportionately severe for those already operating at a capital disadvantage, which includes many women of color entrepreneurs.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Getty Images Cybercriminals have intensified their efforts to steal and sell online passwords, experts warn.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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After the Supreme Court declined to hear the victims' appeal in 2018, Congress revised the law once more to reaffirm its intent that American victims of terrorism should have access to U.S. courts.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The law, which revises earlier state guidelines for autonomous vehicles, requires the operators of self-driving cars to receive prior authorization from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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The family also played a key role in commemorating the 80th anniversaries of D-Day and V-E Day, further reinforcing its role on both the national and international stage.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The goal isn’t to separate the machine from the workforce, but to build an inclusive system where the two operate together, reinforcing each other’s strengths.—
Priya Vijayarajendran,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The Senate is also still sorting through rulings over the weekend that threaten the bill’s filibuster protections: Efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to shift some SNAP aid to states are among the items getting urgently reworked.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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The front fascia has been completely reworked and features a more prominent grille bookended by a pair of razor-thin headlights sitting atop large air scoops.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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