Thesaurus results for TOUCH UP

touch up

verb

Definition of touch up

as in to perfect

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as in to flick

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Recent Examples of touch up Better yet, its blurring benefits remain intact for hours post-application, nixing the need to touch up throughout the day. — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 June 2026 Her sister Justine Cushing, an interior designer who worked with Sister Parish, has touched up the space over the years while adhering to the muted colors of the original palette. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 30 May 2026 Soccer fans can touch up on the stadium tenant’s history there. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026 Hathaway is seen on the monitor getting her makeup touched up, while onlookers outside take pictures. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for touch up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up

Verb

While her own family has never stepped foot in Taiwan, Lily holds onto the belief that perfecting her Mandarin will finally reconcile the shortcomings of being a diaspora kid.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Yet Mensah knows there’s more to unlock, more to fine tune, more to perfect, as the season continues.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of perfect

Verb

Fernandes then flicks the ball to his team-mate and Mainoo rattles the woodwork, with Anderson unable to block the shot.

— Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Other vipers are known to flick their tails, especially baby vipers with bright green or neon yellow tail tips that might appear like a wiggly worm to unsuspecting frogs.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of flick

Verb

The ula fala is a traditional Samoan necklace made from dried parts, called keys, of the tropical pandanus plant that are polished then strung into a necklace.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Outside the shows, that same polished-but-not-too-polished approach was everywhere, with fashion week attendees trading traditional suits for more relaxed takes on the look.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of polish

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

Definition of cane

Verb

Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of read

Verb

And Game 5 played out eerily similarly, with Brosius clubbing a two-out, two-run home run against Kim in the ninth to force extra innings.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The North Siders clubbed an all-time team record of nine home runs in a single game, routing their rival Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 at Wrigley Field − and ending August with 62 round-trippers for the month, another team record.

— Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of club

Verb

Election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Election officials contend that there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

Lopez tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez to cut Miami’s lead to 11 points.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The decline raises the prospect of an interest rate cut by the central bank at next week’s monetary policy committee meeting, the penultimate one for this year.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026