touch up

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Recent Examples of touch up 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 Team needs that are not addressed early in free agency can always be touched up in the late April draft, with those picks. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025 Last year, conservators touched up Two Human Beings (The Lonely Ones) and Train Smoke, a 1910 painting. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for touch up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
Verb
  • Too many entrepreneurs waste time perfecting something no one asked for.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • Tyrants from Vladimir Putin to Mohammed Bin Salman to Kim Jong Un have perfected the art of propaganda blitzes to smear opponents and disfavored groups enough to violate their rights.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • An audience of about 75—who all seemed to be locals, except for me and a Dutch couple—roared and cheered as a gifted dancer named David Nieto shook the stage in a whir of heel stomps, wrist flicks, and head snaps.
    Christopher Bagley, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
  • And if your mom loves action flicks and/or Keanu Reeves by chance?
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Polish with Microfiber Cloth Use a microfiber cloth to polish the mirror after squeegeeing.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
  • Instead of replacing her creativity, AI amplified it by providing structured and consistent feedback, giving her more time to polish her jokes.
    Jeanne Beatrix Law, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • All scripts submitted by partners will be read and reviewed by Academy members.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 May 2025
  • For our other go-to lawn care tools and gadgets that made it into our frequent rotation, keep reading.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The changes are part of Newsom’s May revise to be unveiled Wednesday and aimed at addressing a $16 billion shortfall blamed on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as well as rising drug costs and higher health care utilization among seniors.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
  • The first demonstration was held in September 2024, and information gained from that was used to revise and expand on the demonstration held Wednesday morning.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • But when Skubal’s 75th pitch, a 97 mph fastball, drifted over the heart of the plate, Hernández clubbed it into the center-field seats to make it 4-2.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Boston also clubbed four home runs, the team’s most in a single game this year.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This interview has been edited and (barely!) condensed.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 May 2025
  • This interview has been edited for clarity and length. IndieWire: Was there anything left on your bucket list for the show, going into this last season?
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 May 2025

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