as in to refresh
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
refreshened the wilting flowers by cutting the stems again and putting them in a vase with water
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Recent Examples of refreshen
America has yet to take stock of what happened in 2016 and the strange circumstances that made the frequently loutish Mr. Trump an instrument for refreshening our political culture.
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Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018
Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshen
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Many think the concerns about risk-aversion would be allayed if content chiefs switched up their commissioning teams more regularly, like football managers refreshing their squads.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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It has been refreshed over the years—most recently between 2021 and 2022—but never fully restored.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Similarly to Florida, New York restores the right to vote once a person is released from prison.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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After freezing rain pushed up electricity outages above 110,000 in Georgia on Friday night, many of those outages were being restored Saturday.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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That kept hope alive that Daredevil might be revived and/or re-imagined.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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For decades afterward, the 1984 defeat revived Liberal prudence: Don’t overdo things.David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The state Insurance Department issued a new regulation last month meant to turn the tide of some of the largest insurance companies’ refusal to take on new customers in California or decisions not to renew policies of current ones.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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In Pacific Palisades, 732 fire insurance policies were not renewed in 2022 alone, accounting for 11 percent of such policies in the neighborhood.Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Refreshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refreshen. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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