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as in polishing
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as in flicking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touching up
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After polishing the piece, rinse it well and wash it with dish soap and water again to ensure all the cream is removed.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026 -
This gentle, sensitive-skin-friendly exfoliating sugar scrub helps to melt away makeup, excess oil, and buildup, all while buffing and polishing without stripping the skin.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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Alijah Arenas switched between his forehand shot and backhand, flicking the plastic ball over the net to his opponent, former NBA star Brandon Jennings.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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While the horses were flicking sand like fireworks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bradley is largely concerned with perfecting his golf game; Linda spends her off hours obsessing over the TV show Survivor.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Prototype ideas faster than competitors While others spend weeks perfecting one piece, test twenty ideas in an afternoon.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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If the opportunity to sell Romero arises in the summer, Spurs should seriously consider cutting their losses and reinvesting the money in a more reliable defender.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Local reports said Ukrainian missiles hit a power plant and an electrical substation, cutting power to parts of the city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Then, in 2024 Chamadia started reading about a new class of injectable drugs making headlines abroad.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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But while Bass has taken a political hit following the Palisades fire, Zev Yaroslavsky, a former Los Angeles County supervisor and longtime political observer, cautioned against reading too much into approval ratings in a crowded field.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Why is Charlotte revising its vegetation laws?—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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To some degree, this will be a matter of revising previous efforts to expand access to early-childhood education.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Raw came back from break with all three teams taking turns working over Akira Tozawa.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Using clean hands and working over a colander, wring out the extra water and tear the soaked bread into pieces.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2025
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About two weeks ago, Gu set about reworking her rails portion — the four features on the more-technical top of the slope — to juice up her Olympic routine.—
Eddie Pells,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hudson’s look followed that logic in a literal way, lifting a runway outfit into a daytime awards season stop without reworking the styling.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Touching up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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