Thesaurus results for TOUCHED UP

touched up

verb

past tense of touch up

as in revised

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Citing Catholic doctrine revised under his predecessor, Pope Francis, Leo emphasized that the death penalty violates human dignity.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
However, figures are at times revised higher after ships have moved through the strait, as many switch off their identification systems to try to avoid detection.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

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Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicked

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Each refillable case secures with a satisfying magnetic closure, and is polished with an alabaster finish.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
These natural diamonds are often cloudy and oddly shaped, and lose about 25% of their weight as they're cut and polished into what a jeweler would sell, according to Nathan Renfro, senior manager at the Gemological Institute of America.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

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In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The pilot should highlight your company’s path to success, either by benefiting a representative target customer type or by showing that delivery can be perfected for efficiency or scale.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfected

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The standout pairing is the Black Cardamom cocktail, smoky with single malt and mezcal, next to Sandhu's nihari reworked with compressed shank meat.

— Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Rolex engineers reworked the movement with some 200 modifications, renaming it Caliber 4030.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reworked

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Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.

— Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Below is an excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity.

— Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 8 Sep. 2026

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