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Recent Examples of touch up
Your word processor can edit documents, and your image editor can touch up pictures, but a ransomware program that tries to encrypt those files gets blocked.
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
Out on the balcony a painter was at work touching up the facade, a small hedge against the decay.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
Tap Secret Mattifying Dry Shampoo Powder in your purse, travel cosmetic bag, or work tote to touch up greasy or flat hair on the go.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 June 2025
Iconic London Glow All Over Melting Balm Stick, $30
For a head-to-toe bronze that can be touched up in a matter of seconds, consider this Iconic London balm-stick made with moisturizing squalane, plus coconut and argan oils.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
Out on the balcony a painter was at work touching up the facade, a small hedge against the decay.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
Tap Secret Mattifying Dry Shampoo Powder in your purse, travel cosmetic bag, or work tote to touch up greasy or flat hair on the go.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 June 2025
Iconic London Glow All Over Melting Balm Stick, $30
For a head-to-toe bronze that can be touched up in a matter of seconds, consider this Iconic London balm-stick made with moisturizing squalane, plus coconut and argan oils.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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The property’s golfing enthusiasts can perfect their games on the simulator before transitioning immediately south to the 54-year-old Brookfield Hills Golf Club, or immediately east to the century-old Westmore Country Club, one of the nation’s premiere private clubs.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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She was widely known to do her own makeup — which was often a cool-toned smokey eye that enhanced her eyelids and made her blue eyes pop — and helped other people perfect their own looks with her collection of makeup tutorial videos.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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These teen flicks graduated with high honors in our eyes.—
Michelle Kung,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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They were also seen flicking it up in her car outside of the spot.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Vinegar is one of the most versatile products in the pantry with uses that range from adding pep to coleslaw and barbecue sauce to protecting houseplants and polishing silver.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Between the Trump Administration declaring private accounts a red flag for foreign students and prospective employers using AI to find fake applicants, the old rules of polishing and making your accounts private are becoming obsolete.—
Erin Spencer Sairam,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Also worth reading 🏈 Sports: The Lions-Falcons preseason game was suspended in the fourth quarter after Lions defensive back Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance following what appeared to be a neck injury.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Keep reading to shop the eight best deals on sweatshirts, shoes, jackets, and more.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Canada has resisted Trump’s attempts to unilaterally revise the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and impose asymmetrically high tariffs on Canadian goods.—
Adam S. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Bondi attempted to revise her statement about the client list.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The most infamous incident occurred in 1926, when a 16-year-old boy was reportedly killed by a cassowary after attempting to club it.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The informal summit at private members club the Royal Overseas League sparked hopes relations between the two sides could improve in the coming months.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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In advance of the FCC’s approval of the merger, Paramount settled Trump’s lawsuit over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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An example is how AIs can act as assistants to teach us to carry out complex artistic and technical tasks like editing video or writing code.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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