retouches

present tense third-person singular of retouch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouches
Verb
  • Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense.
    Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Expect to see even tinier dots and minuscule French tips atop jelly polishes in summery shades like fuchsia and blood orange.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 4 June 2026
  • Sheer jelly polishes create a seamless ombré effect.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Those edits and cuts make all of the songs, including this one, more powerful and direct.
    Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
  • Hutchinson compiles and edits letters to the editor for the Opinion pages in addition to her role on the board.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The company has also deepened ties with major technology players including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, even as competition intensifies across the AI industry.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
  • The process tenderizes the ingredient and intensifies its natural flavor.
    Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Chance the Rapper, another honoree, hones his influence and charity on young generations in his hometown through his organization Social Works Chicago, which works with mental health providers, the homeless, and public schools.
    Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
  • But Highsmith hones the drama by putting us in Chester’s head.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Educators themselves appear particularly drawn to how the platform reinforces strong instructional practices rather than bypassing them.
    Wyles Daniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
  • This perspective reinforces a fundamental truth that early detection remains our most practical tool to improve survival rates, simplify treatment and protect a patient’s quality of life.
    Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026
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“Retouches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouches. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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