airbrush out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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I was curious whether the major papers would airbrush out the Democratic tactics and just excerpt the tightest exchanges.
From Fox News • Jul. 30, 2020
The way you talk about her husband, as if he is just some disposable “add-on” whom you can airbrush out of the scene, shows a real inability to empathise.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2020
When Smith’s label Arista asked that she airbrush out the hair on her upper lip, they might just as well have asked her to put on a spangly dress and a wig.
From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2020
About a woman who said magazines which change her skin tone or airbrush out her freckles are her “pet peeve”.
From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2019
His aides are hoping to airbrush out the offending phrase or make clear it applies only to those, notably in the euro area, who want to pursue deeper integration.
From Reuters • Aug. 5, 2013
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