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Recent Examples of touch up
If stains are still slightly visible, consider masking them with furniture polish on wood cabinets or touching up paint where needed.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
Editor's tip: Instead of dry shampoo, touch up oily spots with Oribe’s matching mist, which mattifies hair at the roots.
—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
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
Editor's tip: Instead of dry shampoo, touch up oily spots with Oribe’s matching mist, which mattifies hair at the roots.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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With Lenka is a two-hour hands-on cooking experience, in which guests arrive at the namesake chef’s home and learn how to perfect making the Eastern European pastry.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Before his character helped perfect that blue meth recipe, Paul bounced around in Van Wilder (2002), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Veronica Mars (2005), and Criminal Minds (2005).—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 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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The stage is set for a celebration of artistry and innovation that polishes LVMH’s prominence in the world of luxury timepieces.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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For the 27-year-old singer-rapper, that’s meant releasing a string of singles, polishing up a debut album, delivering show-stopping performances and making her acting debut in Mike White’s White Lotus.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2025
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For more, read Ben’s piece on how Unrivaled became a welcome alternative to going overseas in the offseason.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lively’s text isn’t specific as to who her dragons are, but many are reading it as a reference to her husband Reynolds and her friend Taylor Swift.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Ground the color pairing with natural elements such as a wood dining table and caned chairs, then create dramatic contrast with a black piece.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 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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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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The beauty of dance is that there are so many ways to approach it—dance classes, clubbing with friends, or even just grooving in your living room.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
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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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Sarah Whitmire and Chis Dobstaff.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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