touched up; touching up; touches up
1
: to improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations : fix the minor and usually visible defects or damages of
2
: to stimulate by or as if by a flick of a whip
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Platinum blonds, for instance, typically need touch-ups every four to six weeks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Every Few Months Empty cabinets, clean inside, check for peeling edges, and touch up any minor damage.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Other party activities included hair and make-up touch-ups courtesy of Glamsquad and a raffle featuring prizes from event sponsors LOFT, Fly by Jing, Grove Collaborative and Glamsquad.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Platinum blonds, for instance, typically need touch-ups every four to six weeks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Verb
Arresting murals nearby have been defaced and touched up repeatedly.
—Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Every Few Months Empty cabinets, clean inside, check for peeling edges, and touch up any minor damage.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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