as in to polish
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Recent Examples of retouch
Ohtani failed to retouch second base while returning to first on a deep flyout by Freddie Freeman.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Clarke is an expert in the art of editing and retouching photos, and friends wanted his opinion of the image.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Royal family Another official photograph involving Catherine, Princess of Wales was digitally manipulated, according to a leading photo agency, sparking a second royal retouching controversy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Reality is retouched and run through filters, allowing some public figures to appear ageless while sparking unreasonable suspicions about those who don’t.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Clarke is an expert in the art of editing and retouching photos, and friends wanted his opinion of the image.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Royal family Another official photograph involving Catherine, Princess of Wales was digitally manipulated, according to a leading photo agency, sparking a second royal retouching controversy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Reality is retouched and run through filters, allowing some public figures to appear ageless while sparking unreasonable suspicions about those who don’t.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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The spa menu also includes hydrating and anti-aging facials, as well as body treatments such as a luxurious pinotage and lime salt glow, a face and body glow experience, and coffee or salt body polishes.Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Those vying for a vacant Seattle City Council seat have only a few weeks to polish their resumes.Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The bowl game offers the 19-year-old a final chance to fine tune his game before entering the offseason as one of college football’s most intriguing talents.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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After the game, the 24-year-old running back was shocked when reporters informed him the league could potentially fine him for the celebration.Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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This conversation has been edited for length, clarity and continuity.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scientists can edit the genes of the pig to reduce the risk that a human body will reject its organ.Jen Christensen, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Whether your New Year’s wish is to add more stamps to your passport, spend more time in nature, hone your ski skills, or learn a new sport altogether, REI is a one-stop shop for all things active and outdoorsy.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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That truly helped me, together with Daniela Thomas, who wrote the screenplay with me, to hone the screenplay and also to elevate it.Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another testament to his value, perhaps, but also to a roster construction issue that has proved intractable as the season has gone along — and has intensified in recent weeks.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, with a level of demand that is surging at these rates comes intensifying environmental costs.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Guess revised its full-year revenue guidance to 7-8% growth from a previous expectation of 9.5% and 11.0% growth.Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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This bill revises laws related to private activity bonds.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Our efforts at diversity, equity and inclusion remind and reinforce with everyone at our Company the importance of creating opportunities for all.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The odds of benign outcomes across all these threats are low, not least since they're interconnected in ways that reinforce the downside risks.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Vought is a key figure in Project 2025, the conservative Heritage Foundation’s plan to rework the American government to boost the power of the president and slash the role of government in protecting the American people.Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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The departure also follows the Hollywood studio, led by CEO David Zaslav, unveiling plans to rework its corporate structure with an eye toward a possible spinoff of its legacy TV assets.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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