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 Easily touch up your face and scalp (nothing is worse than burning the part in your hair) with this lightweight, fragrance-free, mineral sunscreen that is made to be gentle on sensitive skin. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for touch up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up

Verb

Inside, the mood is considerably more restrained, prioritizing comfort, generous proportions, and an operation that has had more than a decade to perfect its service for business travelers, families, and Vietnamese staycationers alike.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Home bakers keep bubbling starters on their counters, swap tips online and treat each loaf like a project worth perfecting.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfect

Verb

Yandy Díaz, their lead-off hitter, flicked an opposite-field fly ball to the warning track, just barely missing a home run.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Instamall plans to keep adding brands, but it is already hooked into the inventory systems of its existing partners, so expanding the service to new cities could be as easy as flicking a switch.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of flick

Verb

Stick to simple color-blocking Work outfits should be polished, easy, and (perhaps most importantly) comfortable.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Nowadays, machinery like edge polishers make calibration, grinding, shaping and beveling possible with great ease and high-pressure waterjet cutting and polishing systems used for complex contours and sensitive materials.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 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

The letter was read in all Catholic parishes across the state to inform parishioners about the amendment.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Many rooms and suites offer terraces and ocean views of the Atlantic, and all come with sitting areas, a writing desk, and an iPad to see the daily schedule, order room service, read the newspaper, or contact the concierge.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of read

Verb

The discreet après-ski lounge, complete with outdoor fire pits, plunge pool, and locker room, is open exclusively to club members and hotel guests.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The MacIvors were strangled with ties, and Michael was also clubbed on the head, according to the Herald’s archives.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of club

Verb

The office of the president and the Transportation Ministry later revised that number downward to 69 dead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
And a separate report for lenders said the airport moved to revise the scope of the project so that the solar panel system would not be a prerequisite to opening the train for service.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

In a pouch-cell demonstration, the battery continued powering an LED even after being folded and cut.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
At least 15 of the 53 donors who gave money this month had no history of state-level political contributions, and many more hadn’t cut checks in at least a decade.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026