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Recent Examples of touch up
Editor's tip: Instead of dry shampoo, touch up oily spots with Oribe’s matching mist, which mattifies hair at the roots.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
This super-popular pick features the brand’s signature wax coating, which repels moisture and can be touched up for years to come.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
However, campaign staff will be prohibited from interacting with their respective candidates during these intermissions, denying them the opportunity for strategic consultations or to touch up the candidates’ appearance.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
It can also be used for contouring, highlighting, and touching up.
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
This super-popular pick features the brand’s signature wax coating, which repels moisture and can be touched up for years to come.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
However, campaign staff will be prohibited from interacting with their respective candidates during these intermissions, denying them the opportunity for strategic consultations or to touch up the candidates’ appearance.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
It can also be used for contouring, highlighting, and touching up.
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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Mexican producers have perfected their art for centuries, crafting exceptional spirits from the agave plant that rarely saw the light of day outside their immediate surroundings.Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Land Mines Are Still a Worldwide Problem Land-mine detection has still not been perfected, and the explosive devices are still a huge problem worldwide.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
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The nipple heel is an I-gotcha-shoe, something to flick your nose at the discriminatory height rules of the Cannes Film Festival.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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These are the best action flicks currently on Hulu, updated monthly.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Cardozo recommends placing a tea towel in the sink, washing the crystal in lukewarm water with a mild detergent, and polishing it with a lint-free towel.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
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Stepping out onto cold Turkish marble, polished by centuries of footsteps, feels like walking into the pages of mythology.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line In a sign of how much investors are currently worried about inflation returning, the Institute for Supply Management’s services index, an inflation reading typically secondary to more significant data points like the consumer price index, is sending shockwaves through the market.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers would read with students and guide them through lessons.Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
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In the nearly 250 years since its founding, the United States has witnessed its fair share of political violence, from four presidential assassinations to an 1856 caning on the Senate floor to a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left at least five dead.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
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This has become a sadly familiar situation, as both the 2021 and 2022 Grammys were also dramatically revised, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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In response to the backlash, the school revised its plans to reduce the impact on green spaces by focusing development on the western side of the park.Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Higher revenues clubbed with margin expansion and fewer shares resulted in the company’s bottom line of $21.17 now, up 54% from $13.77 in 2021.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Clifford and Ronny Mauricio. Clifford, 21, has clubbed 45 home runs in 269 career pro-ball games.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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This article has been edited to include statements from Gibson and Voight.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.Karin Wulf / Made by History, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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