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touch up

[tuhch-uhp] / ˈtʌtʃˌʌp /


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In a highly anticipated pitching matchup, the Dodgers drive Jacob Misiorowski out of the game early, but the Brewers touch up Tarik Skubal and get the 2-1 victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a behind-the-scenes film shared by Coke, a voice-over discusses the “team of artists” who “work frame-by-frame, often pixel-by-pixel” to touch up and tweak the festive images generated by the AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

"It was all combed over, really flat, sprayed with almost half a can of the root touch up sprays and building fibres," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

He credited that in part to drills arranged by Kraken assistant coach Jay Leach to touch up certain aspects of his game and build his confidence.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

After the slow dance, my first ever, I’m in the bathroom—it’s cruddy—and I look at myself in the mirror and touch up the small bit of brown eyeliner I’m wearing.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King


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