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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
Verb
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Wake and Late perfected the breakfast burrito formula, then spread quickly, with a large commissary kitchen and cafe in Pasadena and locations all over the city.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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After perfecting your seasonings, enjoy your guacamole ASAP.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2025
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Martinez flicks the ball towards Thuram and behind them, Nicolo Barella is ready to receive the lay-off, with De Jong and Pedri occupied by the long pass.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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The usual approach looks like this: find the job, polish your resume, hit apply, and hope for the best.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Under Ledru, Tiffany is polishing the brand by linking its legacy to the now.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2025
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All scripts submitted by partners will be read and reviewed by Academy members.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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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
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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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Economists expect that prior 228,000 estimate to be revised down come Friday now that more complete information is available (after all, March’s report included a downward revision of 48,000 jobs to January and February combined).—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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All applicants are sent the reviewers’ comments, and those not receiving funding may revise their proposal and resubmit.—
Brady Thomas West,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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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
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Boston also clubbed four home runs, the team’s most in a single game this year.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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This interview has been edited and (barely!) condensed.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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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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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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