as in to polish
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Recent Examples of retouch
Its marble mosaics and stained glass windows got a shine, and its frescoes were retouched.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Face retouching tools are conveniently accessible in the Face Swap window.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Ohtani failed to retouch second base while returning to first on a deep flyout by Freddie Freeman.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Clarke is an expert in the art of editing and retouching photos, and friends wanted his opinion of the image.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Face retouching tools are conveniently accessible in the Face Swap window.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Ohtani failed to retouch second base while returning to first on a deep flyout by Freddie Freeman.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Clarke is an expert in the art of editing and retouching photos, and friends wanted his opinion of the image.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
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In one fell swoop, that verdict rejected decades of Madigan and his loyalists polishing the image of the once-mighty speaker as a politician above reproach, a statesman who never crossed the line, a lawyer with a personal code of conduct that kept him on the straight and narrow.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Jenner’s nails were styled in a minimalist almond shape and polished in a cloudy, pink-nude manicure.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gibson was initially fined by Consumer Affairs Victoria in September 2017, but dodged making any payments throughout all of 2018.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The McLeod County Board voted 3-1 Tuesday to fine Cactus Jack’s II in Stewart and the Silver Lake American Legion for failing tobacco compliance checks conducted last month.—
Jorge Sosa,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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The film is written, directed, produced, shot and edited by Das.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Through perseverance and a constant drive to improve, Katherine realized the enigmatic world of programming languages was where her talent met practicality, inspiring her to hone her skills and later build a successful career within this space.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gregg’s boundary-busting aesthetic draws from a wide variety of styles, honed from a storied performance career that started in Chicago.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Such measures risk destabilizing global supply networks, straining reliant industries, and intensifying geopolitical tensions.—
Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Feb. 2025
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That controversy intensified after West ran a commercial during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX that aired in select markets including Los Angeles and directed viewers to the Yeezy site.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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And although jobs numbers for the 12-month period ending March 2024 were revised sharply downward, the number of people reported as being at work soared.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several unions sued this week, calling for the program to be paused and revised.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Now, Trump’s executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports has further reinforced her sense of ostracization.—
Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Her plan, Jud said, was probably only reinforced after his mom endured the death of Regenhardt on April 25, 2023.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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For the season, designers such as Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Thom Browne, Elie Saab and Mohammed Ashi, to name a few, reworked the corset while paying homage to Jean Paul Gaultier.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk has called for the government's use of classified information to be reworked, after finding the system to be a barrier to effective communication.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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