Thesaurus results for TOUCHING UP

touching up

verb

present participle of touch up

as in polishing

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as in flicking

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Nowadays, machinery like edge polishers make calibration, grinding, shaping and beveling possible with great ease and high-pressure waterjet cutting and polishing systems used for complex contours and sensitive materials.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Small updates like polishing or new hardware can elevate your kitchen’s look with minimal effort.

— Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of polishing

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During winter, both kinglet species flit among tree branches, frequently hovering and energetically flicking their wings to startle insects into movement.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Instamall plans to keep adding brands, but it is already hooked into the inventory systems of its existing partners, so expanding the service to new cities could be as easy as flicking a switch.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of flicking

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Meanwhile, Alvarez was hard at work perfecting the display and electronics under the hood (or, in this case, the shell).

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
The global semiconductor industry spent decades perfecting the mass production of silicon circuits.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of perfecting

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Early in the second quarter, Chisholm Trail found the end zone on a 55-yard touchdown pass, cutting the margin to 21-14 heading into halftime.

— Ryan Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
Within moments of picking up the phone and without even any real prompting, Kylee Russell was cutting right to the chase.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutting

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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

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Parker said ComEd is willing to work with residents on the substation’s appearance, even revising an early rendering after neighbors complained that the building resembled a jail.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
When revising a financial analysis, walk employees through the trade-offs that influenced your conclusion.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of revising

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Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Vogue Italia describes soft clubbing as moving clubbing out of traditional nightlife venues and into places like bars, bakeries and gardens during morning and brunch hours.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

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