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Recent Examples of touch up
Simone Biles, 28, was snapped touching up her makeup before her floor routine, using a five dollar NYX lip liner and Fenty Beauty setting powder.
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Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Ulta expects net sales for the year will be between $11.1 billion and $11.2 billion, a touch up from $11 billion to $11.2 billion.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
In one snap, hairstylist Barry Lee Moe can be seen touching up the Unstoppable actress' sleek twisted updo.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, Doja Cat and Jack Harlow touch up on each other without kissing in various restaurant locations, including the kitchen.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Ulta expects net sales for the year will be between $11.1 billion and $11.2 billion, a touch up from $11 billion to $11.2 billion.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
In one snap, hairstylist Barry Lee Moe can be seen touching up the Unstoppable actress' sleek twisted updo.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, Doja Cat and Jack Harlow touch up on each other without kissing in various restaurant locations, including the kitchen.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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Moreover, while Patole and Gawande have been struggling to perfect Chronicle, a significant number of other startups have also launched in the space.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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McKnight’s designs incorporate techniques and silhouettes perfected by the creativity and skill of African Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries but with a modern twist.—
Jaha Nailah Avery,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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One finish, in particular, for Livingston against Hamilton Academical in March 2021, is a reminder of his eye for the spectacular: flicking the ball up, with his back to goal, then firing a swivelling volley into the roof of the net.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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In some of the most creepy moments of the show, every single one of those lights can be flicked off to achieve complete darkness.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
2 June 2025
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The formal coupes are polished using specialty techniques to reveal a reflective, opalescent finish.—
Maria Conti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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Elevated by fluted panels and a duo of discreet storage drawers, its look is polished enough to nimbly complement non-office settings.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
3 June 2025
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As a result, the surface of the land and sea is an open book that anyone with an internet connection can read to the point where the embarrassing launch failure of a North Korean frigate is instantly world news instead of a vague rumor.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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The share who said students should learn to read in kindergarten increased to 80 percent from 31 percent.—
Claire Cain Miller,
New York Times,
31 May 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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Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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Payroll job growth was slightly better than expected at 139,000, but the previous two months were revised lower.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Valdez fired the game’s first pitch at 7:12 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Jose Caballero clubbed the second into the Crawford Boxes for a solo home run.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Witt clubbed a 442-foot home run off Casey Mize in the first inning with the ball landing in the water in left-center field.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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Editor's Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for length.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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And just reported this month, early data from CRISPR Therapeutics demonstrated in a small trial that its gene editing therapy reduces bad cholesterol and triglycerides by as much as 80 percent.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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