touch up

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Recent Examples of touch up Hathaway is seen on the monitor getting her makeup touched up, while onlookers outside take pictures. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 The Ducks killed their first six penalties of the series but have since been touched up shorthanded on three of their past four PKs, with the fourth being truncated by an Edmonton infraction. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026 Oludele suggests following with edge control to touch up your hairline. Danielle James, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026 No scene brushes up against the real world more intimately than watching the girls touch up their (clean, organic) makeup before the big dance, nerves bubbling over into jealousy and sniping. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for touch up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
Verb
  • Having perfected their formula over the course of 13 years and 25 movies, Marvel Studios decided to change things up and do their version of a DC superhero story.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Extrait’s recipe took months to perfect, and Kurkdjian’s team of chemists experimented with different maturation schedules to produce the final result.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Within a few minutes, Hutchinson has his mobile out, happily flicking through the screensavers.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Timo Baumgartl chipped a cross to left side, where Tomas Totland flicked a header back to Ostrak for a bending shot from the corner of the penalty area that ricocheted off the back post to open the scoring.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • This matching set from Amazon does exactly that, featuring a flattering high neckline and breezy cropped pants that are polished enough to wear straight from the airport to your destination.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • While a classic button-down shirt is always timeless, a peplum top offers the same wearability with a waist-defining silhouette that instantly polishes any bottom they’re paired with.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was caned at a Singaporean prison for vandalism, a day after his sentence was reduced from six lashes to four in response to an appeal by President Bill Clinton.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • And her diary entries about her parenting stresses and postpartum issues were read aloud in court.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Ours can start as one page of a contract, on the least interesting sheet in the agreement, the one nobody reads aloud.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That sort of power is no surprise to Tigers faithful — Valencia has clubbed 41 home runs over his prior 787 MiLB at-bats spanning back to 2025.
    John Laghezza, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Francisco Alvarez, meanwhile, clubbed a 401-foot solo home run — his 12th homer of the year — in the eighth inning against reliever Evan Phillips.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The software controlling the car’s adaptive suspension, stability control, and even the electronic differential has been revised to enable a sharper feel.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • During the call, founder and CEO Elon Musk disclosed that the company’s internal revenue projections had been revised upward since the June IPO.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors.
    James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Sears carried it wide, cut inside center-back Rafaelle, and fired past Moorhouse for the goal.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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