touched up

past tense of touch up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched up
Verb
  • Josh Kerr, for instance, set a mile world record in July and revised his British 1,500m record in the process.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Up next, Kerby revised Terrence Malick’s original script for Jack Starrett’s The Gravy Train (1974), which starred Forrest and Stacy Keach as West Virginia coal-mining brothers who turn to crime.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That’s the good life for a family that rarely flicked on the television in their childhood home.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over two hours away through miles of dense forest, before any stadium lights flicked on in Summit at Southwest Mississippi Community College, Nolan’s coaches and teammates found several ways to remember their promising recruit Thursday.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Italian Wedding Soup Speaking of proposals, this classic soup is polished enough to serve at a wedding, but homey enough for a weeknight.
    Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • White musk rounds everything out with a clean, airy finish, leaving the fragrance polished and inviting without becoming too heady.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • North Carolina Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives cut all ties with one of their candidates running for the state legislature after her past social media posts about violence against Republicans came to light.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Krohn put in new sprinklers and fire-safety systems after his last renters moved out a few years ago, then cut a hole between the second and third floors, allowing more light and air to filter through what is now a unified owner’s duplex.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Obviously, Martha’s only perfected the art of hosting in the decades since.
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Its entire loop revolved around strategic mechanical dismemberment, a concept perfected all the way back in Ninja Gaiden 2, where maiming enemies directly fed into brutal instant finishers.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This was the tame version, too, after a friend read the first draft and told him to rein it in a bit.
    Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If black isn’t your thing, the satin silhouette also comes in metallic hues that read like copper and bronze.
    Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The story was previously adapted into a 2011 film before being reworked as a musical with music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Company, a book by Rick Elice and directed by Jessica Stone.
    Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The residence has been extensively reworked since it was first built.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In some memes in recent weeks, the photo has become so over-edited that the character's glistening face is slicker, darker and even more uncanny.
    Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Once an interview is taped, it’s quickly edited and put in a vault.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Touched up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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