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touching up

verb

present participle of touch up
1
as in polishing

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2
as in flicking

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touching up
  1. polishing
  2. flicking
  3. perfecting
  4. cutting
  5. reading
  6. working over
  7. revising
  8. clubbing
Verb
  • Running a raw, unedited Q&A shows the reality of the technology without a corporate PR team polishing the rough edges or hiding the structural failures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some jobs that previously relied on hand craftsmanship but can now be automated made the top 10, including patternmakers and grinding and polishing workers.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of polishing
Verb
  • The fire had engulfed the garage roof, with flames flicking nearby trees and threatening to spread beyond the garage.
    — Rob Moore, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Playing with the Chromatic is as simple as inserting a cartridge and flicking the power switch.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicking
Verb
  • Too often, teams spend months perfecting a model before real users see it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • While her own family has never stepped foot in Taiwan, Lily holds onto the belief that perfecting her Mandarin will finally reconcile the shortcomings of being a diaspora kid.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of perfecting
Verb
  • By cutting the number of working holiday visas, critics say, the government risks causing more economic pain.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The state’s top law enforcement officer will not shed any light on why subpoenas were recently served on a slew of Broward County officials regarding the county’s efforts to explore cutting ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • One of my most vivid memories of my time with All That is Left of Life is not a translation memory at all, but of reading it for the very first time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • No one should be reading the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Barnyard Recruitment Manual without appropriate ID.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of reading
Verb
  • Rybakina’s serve and forehand can take any match out of her opponent’s hands, especially on grass, but the latter shot has misfired of late, and McNally’s changes in rhythm will give the 27-year-old a serious working over.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • There should be no pain or skin reddening during a proper session, and therapists avoid working over active swelling, infection or skin that’s undergone cancer treatment.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of working over
Verb
  • Its valuation can start to look expensive fast once the earnings start revising lower and macro conditions deteriorate.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The implications go far beyond revising the timeline of humanity’s relationship with mind-altering substances.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of revising
Verb
  • The Cubs blasted a franchise-record nine home runs in the victory, with star third baseman Alex Bregman clubbing three of them.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Chisholm delivered the dagger in the seventh, clubbing a two-run home run against lefty Brendon Little to put the Yankees up by five runs.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of clubbing
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