Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouching
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At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Venus ends its Virgo run in your communication house, polishing your words with discernment.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
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Apple computers have come with text-editing software since the original Mac was released, in 1984; the current iteration of the program launched in the mid-nineties and has survived relatively unchanged.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Starting fresh, scientists will be able to illuminate the mysteries of metabolism, development, and perhaps even consciousness in ways that editing genes cannot support.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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That Beijing is honing its ability to mount a blockade isn’t in doubt.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The series will launch on YouTube later this year, honing and building IP.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Second, fining parents for curfew violations may put extra financial pressure on families that are already struggling.—
Caitlin Cavanagh,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Lynx have drawn the ire of the league over the past week after reportedly fining Reeve $15,000 for her criticism after Game 3.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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His campaign has drawn high-profile endorsements from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, reinforcing his status as the left’s standard-bearer in the race.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The images are complemented by a throwback-style video recorded with early 2000s camcorder technology, reinforcing Re/Done’s typical affinity for vintage visuals.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The dispute highlights the deep mistrust and volatility defining relations between the two governments, with both sides reinforcing military deployments and intensifying rhetoric, raising fears of direct confrontation.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Retouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouching. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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