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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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What color would the statue be if it were polished as envisioned?—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lopez stepped out looking both cozy and polished in an oversized tailored and tied cream jacket and a slinky matching floor-length skirt.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Federal Communications Commission fined the three major carriers last year for violations revealed in 2018.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The regulatory landscape is responding accordingly, with Italy recently fining OpenAI €15 million over transparency and privacy controls.—
Vinod Bijlani,
Forbes.com,
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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Over millennia, marine animals have honed ears and sonar-like abilities to read their world in vibrations and echoes, turning the ocean into a place both alive with sound and fine-tuned to its subtleties.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The technology has been honed for most types of vehicles First Student operates.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The interview came as federal investigators intensified their search for Kirk's killer.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Apple didn’t explain its reasoning behind the decision, but the market for satellite-to-phone service is intensifying.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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