touches up

verb

present tense third-person singular of touch up
1
as in polishes

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2
as in flicks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touches up
  1. polishes
  2. flicks
  3. reads
  4. clubs
  5. perfects
  6. reworks
  7. edits
  8. revises
Verb
  • While a classic button-down shirt is always timeless, a peplum top offers the same wearability with a waist-defining silhouette that instantly polishes any bottom they’re paired with.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The PowerPaste polishes and protects more delicate surfaces, while the Tangerine Clean is more abrasive for serious scrubbing.
    — Brittany VanDerBill, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026
Definition of polishes
Verb
  • Pele rises high to take a deep cross on his chest, flicks the ball almost cartoonishly over the head of Bengt Gustavsson and then volleys beyond keeper Svensson from 12 yards.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Instead of a clean transfer, Hill’s character picks a fight with him and flicks him off, which ends up with Bernthal’s character in the back of the squad car.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of flicks
Verb
  • The person who reads a stack of newsletters before breakfast gets treated as diligent, and the person who scrolls for an hour and calls it research gets away with it entirely.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The character — usually someone who can at least embody the spirit of the salt and pepper, smoothie-loving athlete — reads from a binder before being pulled around by cast in a lightning-fast recap of his solo episode.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of reads
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs
Verb
  • Some furniture polishes may be helpful to use as a double-acting cleaner and polisher that removes grime and perfects the finish of your cabinets to give them a like-new feel after cleaning.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of perfects
Verb
  • New this year is the Paddock Building, which reworks the saddling area with new dining and social spaces overlooking the Saddling Paddock and Stakes Winner's Circle, worth a look even on a day without racing.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Snooz reworks that moment so the treat aligns with the goal of actually falling asleep afterward.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of reworks
Verb
  • Expect to see characters and edits from the likes of Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and your favorite FX series, among others.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Muse Code also uses a local event log that records model calls, tool runs, approvals, and edits.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of edits
Verb
  • Effective July 29, Maine significantly revises its workplace substance use testing framework.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Golden Gate revises the design system to reduce the distractions that should never have been present in the first place.
    — Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of revises
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“Touches up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touches%20up. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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