retouched

Definition of retouchednext
past tense of retouch
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Verb
  • Artificial intelligence has scraped the book’s copy and polished its own words to seem like a real, emotional appeal.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Loose-fitting trousers are polished enough for the office, while their drapey fit rivals the ease of sweatpants.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This interview has been edited for clarity and concision.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This interview has been edited and condensed.
    Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Earnings from India’s bellwether software services exporters have reinforced investor concerns about the sector’s growth prospects, signaling that the downturn in their stocks has further to run.
    Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
  • As much as any juncture this season, two days in Mexico City reinforced why the Padres can proceed with at least cautious optimism.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a different world, perhaps Liverpool’s success a year earlier would have been revised, with focus shifting towards Dalglish’s brilliance as a player rather than a manager.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In its current form, Force of Nature features a longer chassis and revised riding position, helping Sykes better support himself under extreme loads.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As founder of Celera Genomics in 1998, Venter honed his method of decoding—whole-genome shotgun sequencing—which can rapidly sequence different parts of the genome at the same time and then uses machine learning to reassemble them in the right order.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The tech has been around for decades but has been honed over time to no longer require patients to stay awake as doctors poke around in their brains.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, the league fined Booker $35,000 and rescinded the technical.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to the Justice Department charges against the soldier involved in the Maduro operation, the platform Kalshi recently fined and suspended three political candidates for betting on their own races.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Director Antoine Fuqua and screenwriter John Logan reworked the movie to conclude in 1988, before any accusations were made.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This reportedly led to major reshoots, with the film's third act needing to be extensively reworked.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The outraged reactions only intensified, including claims that teams would be reticent to do business with the Ravens in the future.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Already ongoing for days ahead of the visit, discussions about handling security intensified after a heavily armed man sprinted through security and got yards away from the banquet hall crowded with about 2,000 journalists, federal officials and celebrities before he was tackled to the ground.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Retouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouched. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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