as in to polish
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Recent Examples of retouch
Digital photos can be retouched any which way, so what happens on a shoot becomes an afterthought.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
If a clinic avoids producing genuine before-and-after pictures or only gives very heavily retouched, generic stock photos, take that as a red flag.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Those from Julia Trotti do a remarkable job of not only adding atmosphere but also automatically retouching faces to give skin a smooth but natural glow.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
If a clinic avoids producing genuine before-and-after pictures or only gives very heavily retouched, generic stock photos, take that as a red flag.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Those from Julia Trotti do a remarkable job of not only adding atmosphere but also automatically retouching faces to give skin a smooth but natural glow.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retouch
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The company has also really polished its software over the years, offering lots of customization.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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Pryor was a savant at polishing his challenging circumstances and debilitating neuroses into crowd-pleasing material, and this is broadly how he’s remembered in comedy history.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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In 2021, the NFL fined the Washington Commanders $10 million and removed Dan Snyder from day-to-day operations after a toxic workplace culture came to light.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
31 May 2025
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Adrian Dennis/Getty Images What To Know Passengers who unbuckle, stand, or begin retrieving their luggage before the aircraft has come to a full stop on the tarmac could be fined up to $70, according to Turkish media.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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And just reported this month, early data from CRISPR Therapeutics demonstrated in a small trial that its gene editing therapy reduces bad cholesterol and triglycerides by as much as 80 percent.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Eight of Pentacles: This is a month to hone your skills and refine your craft, as Mercury’s journey through Aquarius should sharpen your focus until the 14th.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Before teaming up to start their own concept, Webber and Jordan honed their skills working in the Michelin three-star restaurant Addison by William Bradley in San Diego and Benu in San Francisco.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Supply chain vulnerabilities exposed during recent global disruptions have highlighted the fragility of our food systems and have intensified competition while simultaneously opening new markets.—
Persa Sakellaridi,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But what were his motivations for the sculptural cut that reduced the body by a third, literally disabling all of the fetish’s functions except for those of its primary feature, the design, thereby intensifying it, endowing it even with an imaginary, almost futuristic acceleration?—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Against this backdrop, Canberra, too, is revising its defense priorities from top to bottom.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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That’s the number of times the Trump administration has either announced new tariff policies or revised existing ones since Trump’s inauguration in January, as tallied by The Washington Post.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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That reinforces the original (or last) experience the customer had with you.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The bill now heads to the Senate, where it may be reworked to pass, as several Republicans have already raised concerns about it.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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If a comment attracts significant attention, rework it into a full post later.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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