retouching

verb

present participle of retouch
as in polishing

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  1. polishing
  2. editing
  3. honing
  4. reinforcing
  5. fining
  6. intensifying
Verb
  • The Duchess of Edinburgh even got hands-on experience shaping and polishing a quartz gemstone.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Before Bay Area readers start polishing their debate trophies, remember these studies are conversation starters, not final verdicts.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of polishing
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  • The team then created embryos by editing the cells of modern gray wolves.
    — Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Katie has worked on StyleCaster‘s shopping team since September 2021, giving her nearly five years of experience with writing and editing commerce content, much of which has included sales and deals coverage.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of editing
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  • Focus on honing your craft and letting your work speak for itself.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Pre-reading skills, for example, are easier to develop in the language a child has been honing since birth.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of honing
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  • That means knowing which sources carry weight with language models, which narratives are worth reinforcing and what is costing you citations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There is also evidence of second-round effects from energy costs, reinforcing the risk that inflation is becoming entrenched, BofA said.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of reinforcing
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  • In his appeal, Juszczyk also argued that fining players for pretending to drink beer was hypocritical given the NFL’s beer sponsorships.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Players are simply not going to hold back because their coaches say, or the NFL is fining their beloved club.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fining
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  • DeepSeek's decision to open up to external funding was seen as a sign of AI's ballooning capital demand and mounting pressure to retain talent amid intensifying competition.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Why Security Is Becoming Structural, Not Optional AI’s cyber risk is also intensifying.
    — Girish Joshi, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensifying
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“Retouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouching. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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