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Recent Examples of touch up
Patients share the process in online videos filmed from injectors' offices, asking for a touch up to blur away any hint of crows feet or 11 lines between the brows.
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NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Robert had taken the cover photograph, and the art department airbrushed it, smoothing out my hair and touching up facial idiosyncrasies.
—Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
While the original cut requires some intense blowout skills starting from wet hair, the latest iteration could easily be styled on the fly and is easy to touch up.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Here’s a rundown of the best solid fragrances to touch up your scent on the go without bringing a bottle along.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
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NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Robert had taken the cover photograph, and the art department airbrushed it, smoothing out my hair and touching up facial idiosyncrasies.
—Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
While the original cut requires some intense blowout skills starting from wet hair, the latest iteration could easily be styled on the fly and is easy to touch up.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Here’s a rundown of the best solid fragrances to touch up your scent on the go without bringing a bottle along.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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Think classic straight-leg black trousers from stalwarts like Nili Lotan and Theory, or the slouchy wide-leg silhouettes that brands like Toteme have perfected.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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Slowly but surely, the real intention behind Hank's experiment to perfect Vault-Tec's mind-control devices is revealed.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The day Hanceville’s police department was eliminated, a switch was flicked in a dispatch center at the county sheriff’s office in Cullman.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Brobbey flicks the ball into the path of Diarra, who carries it into the vacated space, before his shot deflects off Axel Tuanzebe and gives Sunderland the lead.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Set the scene Set on a leafy corner of Recoleta, close enough to the action but removed from the tourist hubbub, Sofitel is polished without being stuffy, the kind of place where everyone looks put-together even at breakfast.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many are polished enough to appear legitimate at first glance.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Savannah, with her sister to her right and her brother to her left, read from a sheet of paper.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 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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Texas Legislatures must repeal and revise all radical education reform bills in 2027, and give the power over public education, private schools, and homeschools back to parents, teachers, and communities.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down prior payroll estimates by 898,000 jobs between April 2024 and March 2025.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Collecting vinyl, clubbing at Berghain, contemplating polyamory—this is cool.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Since Suárez, Joey Votto and Nick Castellanos all clubbed more than 30 home runs in 2021, the Reds haven’t had a player hit more than 25 in a single season.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Today’s edition of 5 Things AM was edited and produced by CNN’s Andrew Torgan.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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