RETOUCHING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

retouching

verb

present participle of retouch

as in polishing

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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

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Residents walked and rode bicycles along the boardwalk as dozers and excavators moved along the beach, reinforcing the several-foot-high berms built to protect homes from the ocean waves.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
For Jim, the potential debt raise is a win for both companies, reinforcing the idea that Nvidia customers are generating strong returns on their AI investments.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 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

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