retouches

present tense third-person singular of retouch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouches
Verb
  • The single-button power control is a favorite feature of our reviewer Williams, as well as the fluffy optic cleaner head that cleans and polishes her hard floors.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Next, the gel polishes themselves had to work with the specific wavelengths of the Olive & June lamp.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Faster edits shorten the path from decision to buyer, while aligned pages present cleaner information at the moment of choice.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Slovak edits a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoir, cultural history, science, and natural history.
    Paul Slovak September 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Neptune retrograde in Pisces sharpens spiritual intuition, and the Sun entering Scorpio on the 22nd intensifies your pursuit of authenticity.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For quantum devices, the problem intensifies.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Harris’ team works and reworks an interim message for crowds at Howard University, then pulls her out of the speaking engagement altogether as the numbers sour.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Both films revolved around Mitchie (Lovato), who hones her vocal talents at the camp alongside the Gray brothers Shane (Joe Jonas), Nate (Nick Jonas), and Jason (Kevin Jonas).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • To survive a ruthless winnowing—to go from one of about 16,000 high-school quarterbacks each year to one of the 10 good ones in the NFL to one of the three or so each generation who earn the Hall of Fame’s gold jacket—hones certain traits within them and strips others away.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By linking enrichment, missile capabilities, and support for Palestinian resistance, the senior cleric reinforces a hard-line posture that could further complicate diplomatic efforts and destabilize the region.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Over time, dysfunctional breathing reinforces poor posture and scapular instability.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Retouches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouches. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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