airbrushing

But Tory MP Paul Scully accused him of "airbrushing his actions".

And, in fashion, celebration often means airbrushing, literally or figuratively.

Erasing the story of India’s Muslims from textbooks is just as outrageous as Russia airbrushing out the history of Joseph Stalin’s repressions or China suppressing mention of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

For the first few years away from home, Philpott didn’t earn money from clowning, so he developed a side hustle — airbrushing — that he continues to this day.

It’s a calculated choice, placing the memoir in the tradition of books noted for their honesty, rather than their airbrushing of history.