Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouching
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Remove all oil residue from the nail beds before polishing.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Harsh Chemicals and Abrasive Cleaners Avoid using harsh chemicals and abrasive cleaners when cleaning and polishing wood flooring.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Now, casting is not the same thing as filming, editing, promoting and uploading, so don't take this as confirmation.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
26 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Dominique Dussault and Edoyan for Nemesis Films, the Canadian production features cinematography by Etienne Roussy and editing by Omar Elhamy.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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It could be described as a genre about flailing white people, the one that gave rise to Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha and Hannah Takes the Stairs and inspired the slightly younger Lena Dunham in honing the I-want-to-dissolve-into-my-seat-with-embarrassment humor of Girls.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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That’s why keeping a metal honing rod in your kitchen is a good idea.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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The team further enhanced performance by modifying the SMP’s chemical composition and reinforcing it with carbon fibers to improve stiffness and durability.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI is battling more than a dozen different death and harm suits, including one centered on a tragic murder-suicide allegedly spurred by ChatGPT reinforcing an unstable man’s paranoid delusions.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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After learning some defendants were sitting in Colorado jails for years, the federal government began fining the state $12 million a year.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The city has been fining him ever since.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Comparisons to the build-up to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis are now intensifying as concerns over underlying loan quality grow.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Climate change is intensifying Hawaii’s Kona low storms, leaving forecasters scrambling as their models struggle to predict moisture retention in these systems.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Retouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouching. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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