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as in polishes
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as in flicks
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touches up
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The single-button power control is a favorite feature of our reviewer Williams, as well as the fluffy optic cleaner head that cleans and polishes her hard floors.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Next, the gel polishes themselves had to work with the specific wavelengths of the Olive & June lamp.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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That last jab now reads as more of a promise than a prediction.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Every fragrance reads like an olfactory postcard, capturing landscapes, cities, and moments in time through intricate scent pyramids.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Kidmi Clogs Clogs are having their moment, and this pair perfects the balance of cozy and chic.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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As China develops anti-satellite weapons and Russia perfects electronic warfare tactics, the US military is making a strategic bet on navigation systems that adversaries cannot silence.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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To protect from equally discomforting interior water, Heimplanet reworks the ventilation system to boost airflow, even in heavy rain and wind conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Harris’ team works and reworks an interim message for crowds at Howard University, then pulls her out of the speaking engagement altogether as the numbers sour.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Faster edits shorten the path from decision to buyer, while aligned pages present cleaner information at the moment of choice.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Slovak edits a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoir, cultural history, science, and natural history.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In addition to that particular month’s jobs information, the report also revises up or down the previous two months’ jobs totals.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Do any of these revamps live up to the hype?—
Jake Emen,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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The moves come as the retailer revamps its executive team after Arthur Lemoine was named chief executive officer in June.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Touches up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touches%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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