touched up

past tense of touch up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched up
Verb
  • Aside from – but not in place of – the pleasure, the experience, and the life balance, reading, more than any other activity, develops our critical thinking skills, the glaring lack of which was fully on display during the 2024 election campaign.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • My heart started pounding a little after Sigmon's lawyer read his final statement.
    Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Within the scheme’s first week, traffic had fallen by 7.5%, with 273,000 fewer cars entering Manhattan’s central business district, and travel times on inbound river crossings had been cut by more than a third, leading to faster bus journeys.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • How about water: The Trump administration is cutting about 10% of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s California staff.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • At Ulta Beauty Our best-selling blazer reworked in a TENCEL™ Lyocell and cotton blend.
    Ulta Beauty, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The tune was reworked by the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, a renowned jazz group based in South Korea.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Letters are edited for clarity and length.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
    Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This year Outside sent me and some of our other travel writers and editors to check out new, recently revamped, or iconic properties that have been on our radar.
    Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
  • All this may not end up being apples to apples replacements, though, as some roles and departments could be revamped.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Touched up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20up. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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