retouches

verb

present tense third-person singular of retouch
as in fines

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  1. fines
  2. polishes
  3. edits
  4. intensifies
  5. reworks
  6. hones
  7. reinforces
Verb
  • Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense.
    — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of fines
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  • Through processing that polishes the individual wool fibers, the technology allows wool to have more luster, a softer hand feel, drape and elastic recovery.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • Expect to see even tinier dots and minuscule French tips atop jelly polishes in summery shades like fuchsia and blood orange.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 4 June 2026
Definition of polishes
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  • Jimmy Boegle edits and publishes the Reno News & Review and the Coachella Independent in Palm Springs and is a past president of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
  • Jenkin also edits and scores the time-travel mystery starring George McKay and Callum Turner.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026
Definition of edits
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  • Indeed, the administration’s assault on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act intensifies the damage.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • If employees are expected to produce the same output in less time without better systems in place, the pressure simply intensifies.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of intensifies
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  • Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies.
    — Sanika Achrekar, Glamour, 2 July 2026
  • Today, denim is getting a new influx of American talent thanks to brands like B Sides, a tiny label in upstate New York that takes selvage fabric and reworks it into new patchwork cuts.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of reworks
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  • Chance the Rapper, another honoree, hones his influence and charity on young generations in his hometown through his organization Social Works Chicago, which works with mental health providers, the homeless, and public schools.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
  • But Highsmith hones the drama by putting us in Chester’s head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Definition of hones
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  • If any of these terms or steps seem obscure to you, that just reinforces my point.
    — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The laminate reinforces the glass to create a shatter-resistant barrier, preventing shards of glass from flying out during extreme weather.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of reinforces
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