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 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 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 Though the gag was as old as vaudeville itself, Johnson noticed that Berle began incorporating it on his show after she was stationed offstage with a powder puff and instructions to touch up the guests if needed. — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for touch up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up

Verb

This recipe hinges on the okra-frying technique—a preparation method long perfected and beloved from Cameroon to the American South.

— Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
What follows are the creations that were founded, gifted to or perfected here, and then were embraced by the rest of the country and beyond.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of perfect

Verb

By flicking their tongues, snakes can detect the scent trails left by potential prey, such as rodents or birds, and accurately track and capture them even in the dark or in complex environments.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Then the movie ended, and someone flicked the lights, and people wiped their faces and checked their apps and the door opened for a chilly evening breeze.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of flick

Verb

Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
If your project governance is weak, your report is weak, no matter how polished the narrative.

— Joel Carboni, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of polish

Verb

Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.

— USA Today, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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

Definition of cane

Verb

Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of read

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Teoscar Hernandez clubbed the next pitch from Morejon, a slider down but out over the plate, 419 feet to center field for a grand slam and a 4-3 lead.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
In the seventh inning Friday at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers catcher clubbed a 1-2 pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Jayden Murray that sailed 449 feet to left-center field.

— Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

Definition of club

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The Office of Science and Technology Policy had been placed in charge of revising the rules on this research by the end of last summer and implementing a national strategy for tracking all gain-of-function research before the end of last year.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026