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"touched up" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it to describe a situation in which someone has made minor improvements or adjustments, such as painting a room or repairing a piece of furniture. For example, "I finally got around to touching up some of the furniture in the living room."
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touched up
verb
Past of touch up
Exact(53)
Wrinkles were touched up.
When he touched up there, things moved.
"They were just touched up.
It's not all touched up".
He considers them unreal because they have been touched up.
She chose her outfit and touched up her hair.
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She has expressive brown eyes, touched-up lashes and emphatically pursed lips.
That would have meant a trimmed edition, with selections dropped but with a touched-up orchestration.
No throw back thursdays or perfectly touched-up selfies. .
There were moments during the day when I forgot I hadn't touched-up my face.
It's not just a collection of touched-up blog posts, I promise.
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