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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Odds and futures refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, there are some great curators out there with their own physical and virtual shops that regularly refresh their collections with wedding-worthy pieces.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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This is part of a larger initiative to restore a particular and nostalgic vision of American culture.—
Harvey Young,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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The movement also serves as a positional breathing exercise that leverages breathwork to restore alignment and alleviate compensatory tension.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has revived almost every negative stereotype that Europeans have about Americans: too loud, too brash, too big.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have already revived 30,000-year-old viruses from permafrost in Siberia—ones that were still infectious, though only to amoebas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said in a statement.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The eight-episode second season of XO, Kitty premiered two weeks before The Recruit’s second installment and the series was renewed for Season 3 a month later after netting an impressive 27.1 million views in its first three weeks.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Refreshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refreshen. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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