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Recent Examples of touch up
Though the gag was as old as vaudeville itself, Johnson noticed that Berle began incorporating it on his show after she was stationed offstage with a powder puff and instructions to touch up the guests if needed.
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Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Then, blow-dry with a round brush and touch up small sections with a one-inch-barrel curling iron.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Make repairs and clean and touch up any rusted areas with a fresh coat of rust-resistant paint.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
Add replacement components as needed, touch up paint, and reinforce weakened areas.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
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Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Then, blow-dry with a round brush and touch up small sections with a one-inch-barrel curling iron.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Make repairs and clean and touch up any rusted areas with a fresh coat of rust-resistant paint.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
Add replacement components as needed, touch up paint, and reinforce weakened areas.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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The actors who played the Kents studied audio recordings of Tom and Pat’s voices to perfect their Midwestern accents.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Index funds perfected it 50 years later.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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And then, as if a switch had been flicked, Alamo’s tone changed again.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Hull went closest on the stroke of halftime when McBurnie’s header flicked off a Middlesbrough defender and clipped the top of the crossbar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Waldorf was used to seeing Shackelford addressing staff at the front of a conference room, polished in a suit and tie.—
Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Another highlight of my visit was experiencing Bastien's Manicure, an in-spa collaboration with nail-care specialists Bastien Gonzalez, which pairs meticulous cuticle work and a thorough massage with a natural nail-polishing technique that eliminates the need for nail polish entirely.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Officers tracked down the Avalanche using license plate-reading cameras and learned it was registered to Camargo Madrigal.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The legislation revising the districts would set a new congressional primary for August.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The death toll was revised from earlier reports by state broadcaster CCTV that had put the death toll at 90.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Zendaya’s character has had a rough season, recently narrowly avoiding having her head clubbed off with a polo mallet.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Following the team's landslide victory against Freiburg on May 20, the Prince of Wales went clubbing to celebrate the win.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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Questionnaires may have been edited for spelling, grammar, length and clarity.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Luke Snellin directed with ferocious love and ambition and it was edited very sharply by Simon Smith.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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“Touch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20up. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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