as in to polish
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Recent Examples of retouch
Water can be used to dampen and repose the body and paint can be removed or retouched.
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Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
One of his daughters, Frida, would even help her father in the dark room, developing negatives, retouching photos, and arguably beginning her artistic education.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 22 May 2025
The app provides basic image corrections, along with graphics and fonts, raw camera file support, retouching tools, and some workflow capabilities.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Once created, the pages would be edited and continuously retouched over time by other editors.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
One of his daughters, Frida, would even help her father in the dark room, developing negatives, retouching photos, and arguably beginning her artistic education.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 22 May 2025
The app provides basic image corrections, along with graphics and fonts, raw camera file support, retouching tools, and some workflow capabilities.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Once created, the pages would be edited and continuously retouched over time by other editors.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
Verb
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What color would the statue be if it were polished as envisioned?—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lopez stepped out looking both cozy and polished in an oversized tailored and tied cream jacket and a slinky matching floor-length skirt.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Notable Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase revealed that she was fined by the league after her comments regarding Game 1’s officiating.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Brimmer agreed that a deterrent was needed and fined Bell the $150,000.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The network denied the claims but admitted it was edited due to time constraints.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last year the Linda Farrow brand introduced Black Series, a 26-piece men’s eyewear line that predominantly targeted men in order to hone its relationship with the male demographic.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, back in Boston and later at the Cousins Beach House, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) is honing his skills as a chef, and Taylor (Rain Spencer) organized a PR campaign for him.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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Officials say these events have intensified threat assessments and prompted tighter control over all physical and aerial access points.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Under leader Xi Jinping, China has intensified military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan, regularly sending fighter jets and warships, looking to squeeze its presence on the world stage.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company has revised its September security update and all eligible phones will now receive the fix.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of predictive policing that reinforces existing biases, envision AI that helps communities understand and address root causes of social problems.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s not the case with the Margaret Dabbs London Nail Strengthening Treatment, which reinforces flimsy fingernails after just one swipe of its brush.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reiss’ script was a Black List find that either wasn’t reworked enough by committee or so sanded down in the studio churn that all personality was drained in the process.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Sep. 2025
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Months later, in early September, Drake reworked the cut and shared it with the world, changing things slightly and adding a verse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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