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touched up

ADJECTIVE
painted
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But within hours, AI-generated images were created, with one showing him laughing as a make-up artist touched up the blood on his face.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

HR: I just touched up on the edges of it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The parish priest said the paintings had simply been touched up following recent water damage - but said he did not "understand the fuss" in any case.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

Some touched up their makeup during a lunch break before returning to the courtroom to see him again.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

Beside him hung the required portrait of El Jefe, touched up to make him look better than he was.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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