touched up; touching up; touches up
1
: to improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations : fix the minor and usually visible defects or damages of
2
: to stimulate by or as if by a flick of a whip
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Siena Gagliano, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
This was no light refresh—no simple reseeding, no slapdash bunker touch-ups.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
First released in 1990, Adobe's digital image software is enough of a household name to have become a verb for touching up photos.
—Stephen Nellis, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
And for quick touch-ups on dry hair, there’s a setting that goes up to 320°F.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
This was no light refresh—no simple reseeding, no slapdash bunker touch-ups.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Once guests got touched up, there were two Instagram-worthy moments in the same area — and everyone made sure to stop and get their picture taken.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
First released in 1990, Adobe's digital image software is enough of a household name to have become a verb for touching up photos.
—Stephen Nellis, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch-up
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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