touched up

verb

Definition of touched upnext
past tense of touch up
1
as in revised

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2
as in flicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched up
  1. read
  2. cut
  3. reworked
  4. edited
  5. revamped
Verb
  • 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
  • Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.
    James Barron, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of read
Verb
  • Despite barely being old enough to attend kindergarten, Cole was already cutting his teeth with a game that some have deemed to be the hardest of all time.
    Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Averaging 20 points per game in December was not cutting it.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut
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
  • This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
    Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of edited
Verb
  • The Plantation course was revamped ahead of the 2020 tournament.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This year Outside sent me and some of our other travel writers and editors to check out new, recently revamped, or iconic properties that have been on our radar.
    Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of revamped
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