as in to polish
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Recent Examples of retouch
Digital photos can be retouched any which way, so what happens on a shoot becomes an afterthought.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
If a clinic avoids producing genuine before-and-after pictures or only gives very heavily retouched, generic stock photos, take that as a red flag.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Those from Julia Trotti do a remarkable job of not only adding atmosphere but also automatically retouching faces to give skin a smooth but natural glow.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
If a clinic avoids producing genuine before-and-after pictures or only gives very heavily retouched, generic stock photos, take that as a red flag.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Those from Julia Trotti do a remarkable job of not only adding atmosphere but also automatically retouching faces to give skin a smooth but natural glow.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
Verb
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Pryor was a savant at polishing his challenging circumstances and debilitating neuroses into crowd-pleasing material, and this is broadly how he’s remembered in comedy history.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The company has also really polished its software over the years, offering lots of customization.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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In 2021, the NFL fined the Washington Commanders $10 million and removed Dan Snyder from day-to-day operations after a toxic workplace culture came to light.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
31 May 2025
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The company was fined $18 million, issued a cease and desist order and directed to restore areas that saw environmental damage.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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By Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna Bryner Last week a quartet of British climbers made it to the top of Mount Everest—and spent less than a week on the total round trip from London.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Other game modes include a clutch mode where a player’s skills can be honed and tested.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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Instead, its parent company, Technip Energies, will leverage the expertise of its fellow subsidiary Zimmer Polymer Technologies, which has been honing polyester production for the past seven decades.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
20 May 2025
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The September departure of OpenAI’s chief technology officer, Mira Murati, who then founded a rival AI startup, has intensified the AI talent war.—
Anna Tong,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Record-breaking May temperatures in Texas—topping 100 degrees—are intensifying wildfire conditions, while more than 40,000 acres burn across Minnesota and parts of Canada.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Against this backdrop, Canberra, too, is revising its defense priorities from top to bottom.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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That’s the number of times the Trump administration has either announced new tariff policies or revised existing ones since Trump’s inauguration in January, as tallied by The Washington Post.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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That reinforces the original (or last) experience the customer had with you.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The bill now heads to the Senate, where it may be reworked to pass, as several Republicans have already raised concerns about it.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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If a comment attracts significant attention, rework it into a full post later.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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