retouched

verb

Definition of retouchednext
past tense of retouch
as in polished

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  1. edited
  2. reinforced
  3. honed
  4. reworked
  5. intensified
Verb
  • Letters are edited for clarity and length.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of edited
Verb
  • However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But the windows were replaced, reinforced and cleaned up.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of reinforced
Verb
  • Often, the skills these artisans honed on other movies helped prepare them for the leap to directing.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Born Richard Capri in Reading, Pennsylvania, Capri honed his early skills as a comedian as a clerk in his father’s grocery store doing comedy mimes of the customers.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of honed
Verb
  • At Ulta Beauty Our best-selling blazer reworked in a TENCEL™ Lyocell and cotton blend.
    Ulta Beauty, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The tune was reworked by the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, a renowned jazz group based in South Korea.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • Those theories only intensified after Live Nation — one of the world’s biggest touring companies, which backed Bey’s most recent trek, the Renaissance World Tour — reposted the musician’s teasers on its own socials.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Discussions about reforming this program have intensified, with some advocating for the removal of country-specific caps on green cards to address extensive backlogs faced by applicants from countries including India.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of intensified
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