retouched

verb

past tense of retouch
as in polished

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  1. polished
  2. edited
  3. reinforced
  4. revised
  5. honed
  6. fined
  7. reworked
  8. intensified
Verb
  • Anniversary years can produce a flood of predictable books and commemorations, encouraging familiar narratives polished for public consumption.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Strings of gold chrome drape across organic-looking stones polished with sage green cat-eye, plus pearls and deep French tips.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of polished
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  • The interview, which took place on July 22, has been edited for clarity and length.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Here are highlights of the conversation, edited for length and clarity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of edited
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  • The experience reinforced her belief that the profession itself was never the problem.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Living and working across Southeast Asia reinforced early on in his career that there is no universal definition of exclusivity in luxury and what creates meaning for one guest may be entirely different for another.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinforced
Verb
  • The Conditions Producing The Fourth The post-war framework that underpinned global trade and investment decision making is being revised in real time.
    — Murthy Maddali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Regulations could be revised to ramp up solar production, too, and natural gas is back on the table for generating additional capacity.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of revised
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  • Stronger, more effective composites for electric vehicles, high-speed rail, and airplanes are being produced by lightweight, radiation-tolerant nanomaterials and metamaterials honed for spacecraft, which also reduce weight and increase range.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Cohen honed her act at the forefront of a clique of comedians who performed cabaret comedy, often at Club Cumming, in the late 2010s.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of honed
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  • He has been fined 13 times for $194,924 over his seven NFL seasons.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Goldsmith was sentenced to a 12-month community order, 20 sessions of rehabilitation, and fined £5,000 (around $6,688), according to Sky News.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
Definition of fined
Verb
  • In the end, the Padres and Nationals reworked the Soto deal to include San Diego infielder Luke Voit.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Today at work the performance review needs to be reworked like everything else.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • That has only intensified debate about the direction of the party.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That increase has already led to more sunny day flooding, intensified rainfalls and hurricanes, reflected in higher and higher insurance premiums.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of intensified
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