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Recent Examples of touch up
Gold jewelry is durable and long-lasting but needs to be touched up over the years.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
There was nothing in the photos that needed touching up.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
While many in the public thought the artist touched up the piece in 2002 because it was battered by weather, the artist instead added Dr. James F. Sistrunk to the mural, Dunlap said.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for touch up
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
There was nothing in the photos that needed touching up.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
While many in the public thought the artist touched up the piece in 2002 because it was battered by weather, the artist instead added Dr. James F. Sistrunk to the mural, Dunlap said.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for touch up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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Spend time perfecting your LinkedIn About to get readers to want to get to know you.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The firm highlights and enhances the architectural details of a home and makes each space more livable by perfecting the smallest details, from finishes to the flow.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, he’s picked up a thick binder and is flicking through it.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The wheel itself has a couple of simple scroll wheels for adjusting media volume and flicking through the menus of the driver display, and there’s a rotating dial for switching between drive modes.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Due to Star Wars Outlaws’ reception, particularly about its glitches, developer Ubisoft took the extra time to polish Assassin’s Creed Shadows.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 80-room property was purchased in 2009 by the R Collection, a group of 12 luxurious hotels owned by the Rocchi family, and has since been polished to five-star standards.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday night, as Hell Week began, our class leader read the full speech aloud—his way of aligning and inspiring us for the grueling days ahead.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Keep reading to discover the 30 best silver sneakers for women to get your daily dose of shine, all season long.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to curtail a lower court’s ability to issue a national injunction, hatching a novel legal strategy in its bid to radically revise a bedrock American principle: birthright citizenship.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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El Paso County officials initially estimated the fire was 4,000 acres, but revised the size to 3,000 acres Thursday night.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rice, 26, recently clubbed his fifth home run in less than 50 spring training at-bats.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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This story was edited for radio by Peter Granitz and the digital version of this story was edited by Treye Green.—
Claire Murashima,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Sarah Whitmire and Chris Dobstaff.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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