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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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
What started as little touch-ups to the hotel's space has evolved into complete creative freedom to bring her vision to life.
—Dustin Staggs, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Mark Gray, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Penman and Sansom had Strong’s makeup down to 30 minutes a day and would touch up his tan by having a spray booth set up right on set.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Guthrie joked to cameras, recalling how the two would need a makeup artist to come in for touch-ups after their off-camera chats got emotions.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
What started as little touch-ups to the hotel's space has evolved into complete creative freedom to bring her vision to life.
—Dustin Staggs, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Jackson rarely stopped moving throughout the show and even allowed a live feed camera into her dressing room while she briefly got touched up before the encore.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Penman and Sansom had Strong’s makeup down to 30 minutes a day and would touch up his tan by having a spray booth set up right on set.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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