touched up
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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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