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
Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2024
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
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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
The most viral makeup moment was gold medallist Simone Biles touching up her face with her Fenty Invisimatte Instant Setting & Blotting Powder and a NYX lip liner.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2024
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
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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