airbrushing
- present participle of airbrush.
Example Sentences
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He also started diligently airbrushing or painting over photographs of the deceased: “I paint out all the abrasions, cuts and bruises, and open the eyes,” he explained, essentially resurrecting a likeness of the victim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Enrika said these brands sometimes often use tactics in campaigns to virtue-signal being inclusive - such as highlighting stretch marks on plus-sized models, whilst airbrushing them on others.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
The airbrushing was so over-the-top, the eyes so blue, the lips so rouged, that he looked like a porcelain doll.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Yet destroying all those objects, which smacks of airbrushing history, poses its own risk.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2022
Her personal obsession with airbrushing developed from there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
