retouching

present participle of retouch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouching
Verb
  • Venus ends its Virgo run in your communication house, polishing your words with discernment.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of the next 36 years, McNally returned to the script again and again, rewriting, restaging, refining and polishing it into something that eventually became one of Broadway’s biggest hits of 2014 and ’15.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kurt's key takeaways Apple's new Preview app in iOS 26 makes editing and scanning documents easier than ever.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sana Biotechnology recently demonstrated the gene-editing approach by transplanting donor islets of beta cells into a patient after genetically modifying the cells to evade the immune system.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The series will launch on YouTube later this year, honing and building IP.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Freshman year is about discovering passions and honing talent.
    RACHEL SPECTOR, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Lynx have drawn the ire of the league over the past week after reportedly fining Reeve $15,000 for her criticism after Game 3.
    Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In September 2024, Musk again criticized Albanese’s government, responding to a post reporting that Australia was considering fining social media platforms for failing to prevent misinformation.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This war has shown the world once again that violence only breeds more violence, and the task before the international community is no longer to imagine peace, but to begin the hard work of reinforcing it.
    Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Kirk effect appears to be intensifying amid a broader crackdown on people popping off online.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Padrino also accused Washington of sharply intensifying aerial surveillance of Venezuela, citing a surge in spy flights last month.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Retouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouching. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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