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Recent Examples of touch up
Jackson rarely stopped moving throughout the show and even allowed a live feed camera into her dressing room while she briefly got touched up before the encore.
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Mark Gray, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Penman and Sansom had Strong’s makeup down to 30 minutes a day and would touch up his tan by having a spray booth set up right on set.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
While the artwork had been touched up over the years, Miner spearheaded a makeover in 2020, working with the building's then-owner, Omar Barham, to repair the wall and reimagine the original art.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024
If stains are still slightly visible, consider masking them with furniture polish on wood cabinets or touching up paint where needed.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Mark Gray, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Penman and Sansom had Strong’s makeup down to 30 minutes a day and would touch up his tan by having a spray booth set up right on set.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
While the artwork had been touched up over the years, Miner spearheaded a makeover in 2020, working with the building's then-owner, Omar Barham, to repair the wall and reimagine the original art.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024
If stains are still slightly visible, consider masking them with furniture polish on wood cabinets or touching up paint where needed.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touch up
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Hugh Jackman is slowly perfecting a new special skill.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Good waves in front and then perfect fish right up the street.—
The Editors of AD,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2025
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Their productions also include Signs (2002), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Sully (2016) and the Jason Bourne flicks.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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In moments, Anderson saw flames flicking up the side of the house.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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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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The synopsis reads: In a story that takes them from zeroes to heroes, Bill and Joe strain to remain friends whilst fighting the most powerful force in the galaxy, only to ultimately discover that friendship is their true superpower.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Get her budget-friendly menu here and keep reading for her tip of the month.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The abolitionist Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was caned nearly to death on the floor of the Senate in 1856.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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The Labor Department also revised its population estimate sharply upward, to account for higher immigration in the last two years.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 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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There were also the Williams signature highly creative steamer trunks rolled down the luxury runway, recalling logistics workers at any of the e-comm distribution centers in the US whose owners are usually members of a billionaire's boys club themselves.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ali sidestepped it, and Foreman blundered, swapping positions with his challenger, as Ali clubbed him with a head-dazing right blow.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 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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