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Recent Examples of touch up
While Juan took in upholstery work, Deyla worked at a photography studio, continuing to touch up photos.
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Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Patients share the process in online videos filmed from injectors' offices, asking for a touch up to blur away any hint of crows feet or 11 lines between the brows.
—NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
While the original cut requires some intense blowout skills starting from wet hair, the latest iteration could easily be styled on the fly and is easy to touch up.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Here’s a rundown of the best solid fragrances to touch up your scent on the go without bringing a bottle along.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
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Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Patients share the process in online videos filmed from injectors' offices, asking for a touch up to blur away any hint of crows feet or 11 lines between the brows.
—NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
While the original cut requires some intense blowout skills starting from wet hair, the latest iteration could easily be styled on the fly and is easy to touch up.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Here’s a rundown of the best solid fragrances to touch up your scent on the go without bringing a bottle along.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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It’s also designed to perfect imperfections, while licorice root extract and calendula add hydration and squalene boosts collagen production.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Long before Hollywood perfected the publicity machine, Edith Wharton understood how reputation could function as a form of social currency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her tail would flick—back and forth like a metronome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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His shot generated a rebound for Carlsson, who patiently waited out Tolopilo to flick a score-leveling backhand for his 29th goal of 2025-26.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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The pinstripe version, in particular, reads polished for seaside escapes or European vacations.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Over the decades, the network has polished its Masters coverage into what is largely viewed as golf broadcasting's gold standard.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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For more of my favorite plastic-free kitchen essentials, keep reading.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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In North Carolina, which is also seeing a surge of data centers, the largest utility is revising its long-term plans to delay the retirement of coal plants and to build more natural gas plants.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The judge also found fault with the Pentagon’s attempt to revise an earlier policy that restricted journalists from soliciting information, classified or unclassified, that was not approved for release.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez clubbed first-inning home runs, and the Dodgers rode that cushion to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers in the second game of their three-game series at Dodger Stadium.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Those words proved prescient, as Rosario clubbed two home runs in a 5-3, comeback win.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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The images show women whose likenesses were edited by the AI chatbot to put them in more revealing clothing, such as towels, sports bras, skintight Spider-Woman outfits or bunny costumes.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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