freshening

verb

Definition of fresheningnext
present participle of freshen
as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshening
  1. restoring
  2. reviving
  3. recreating
  4. renewing
  5. renovating
Verb
  • Other projects include restoring Saudi heritage sites, such as royal palaces, with the help of French institutions like the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and OPPIC.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Implications for treating hearing loss These findings pave the way for potential therapies aimed at restoring hearing in humans.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restoring
Verb
  • The father-son and coach-quarterback tandem stuck together again and moved to Colorado to embark on reviving a dormant program.
    Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The veteran producer has been head of film and TV production at the German backlot since 2004 and was a key figure in reviving the studio by attracting big-budget Hollywood features to shoot there.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of reviving
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  • In Week 5, Bynum celebrated his interception of Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter of the Vikings' win over the Jets in London by recreating the iconic handshake from the 1998 Disney movie The Parent Trap.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Encore sees the duo reuniting and recreating moments from two decades ago, including their return to work at fast-food chain Sonic.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of recreating
Verb
  • After his election in January 2022, Mayor Adams continued the practice, renewing it with his signature every five days.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Not renewing it—indeed, not strengthening the bill with more tax cuts—will seriously damage the economy, says Steve Forbes.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of renewing
Verb
  • Eliza and her husband, Willie, have spent most of their married life renovating an old stone house by a river.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Some 51 percent of renovating homeowners spent $25,000 or more on renovations in 2023, up from 37 percent in 2020.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of renovating
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