airbrush
noun
an atomizer for spraying paint.
have airbrushed
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present perfectof airbrush.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sophie and Arpad have airbrushed their problematic pasts from their official back stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Grilled cheese, pancakes and seared meat now have remarkably even color, like I have airbrushed everything to a delicious toasty brown.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
There are elements of Whitney: Can I Be Me that an officially approved version might well have airbrushed out.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2017
Yet the Evertonians who belittle his achievements seem to have airbrushed out of history the fact they applauded him out of Goodison like football royalty.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2014
