as in training
chiefly US
something that helps you to remember something you have forgotten; a reminder about something
—usually singular —usually + on
Before we play, I need a refresher on the rules. Some people need a refresher on how to be polite.
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Recent Examples of refresher
Full Time First Looks What to watch: Need a top-level refresher on last season’s NWSL playoffs?
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Emily Olsen and More, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Dig in: In addition to traditional Turkish coffee, the menu has a list of frappuccinos and refreshers, plus paninis, pastries, desserts, salads and fruit salads.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
As a refresher, Pivot makes things extra confusing by using odd names for the frame sizes.
—Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025
As a little refresher, the Bottled in Bond Act was passed in 1897 in an attempt to ensure the quality of American whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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Emily Olsen and More, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Dig in: In addition to traditional Turkish coffee, the menu has a list of frappuccinos and refreshers, plus paninis, pastries, desserts, salads and fruit salads.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
As a refresher, Pivot makes things extra confusing by using odd names for the frame sizes.
—Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025
As a little refresher, the Bottled in Bond Act was passed in 1897 in an attempt to ensure the quality of American whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refresher
Noun
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Even workforce training is developing, with VR simulations preparing employees for complex scenarios within a safe environment.—
Oleg Fonarov,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The combatant commands are the main mechanism through which the U.S. conducts global military operations, including peacetime training exercises and wartime combat missions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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While lawyers for the state agency that oversees the medical board collected records from the hospital under subpoena, including medical reviews that criticized Weiner’s care, that inquiry languished at the staff level, according to one current and one former board member.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
21 Mar. 2025
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With a week of spring practice under their belt, Tim Albin’s Charlotte 49ers have put on pads and are ramping up for the first live practices of the offseason.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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For leaders committed to elevating their mentorship, honing the right skills is essential, and the best way to do that is through practice.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Barker dominated in his one-on-one drills, winning most every battle with his opponents.—
Chris Hays,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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During the bilateral drill, the allies conducted a training exercise with stealth fighter jets on Thursday, which involved F-35 aircraft from the U.S. and South Korean air forces, in addition to an F-35 jet assigned to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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This is the grim lesson—one that the ambitious sycophants who attach themselves to power have always been slow to learn—of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy, a series of fat, dense novels that filter the reign of Henry VIII through the rise and fall of his Machiavellian advisor, Thomas Cromwell.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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If there’s one lesson that Elson most wants to impress upon her daughter?—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When passenger train service ended in 1967, town officials set up offices in the station before converting it into a senior community center with a kitchen where elderly residents prepare meals, play cards, dance, and exercise.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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My friends in the French Air Force tell me (by Signal obviously) that last Tuesday’s ‘Poker 2025’ nuclear attack exercise went off well.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Practice these two exercises a few times a week as stand-alone mobility drills or incorporated into your workouts as part of your warm-up.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The detective often mixes extremely heavy weight-lifting with long or short runs, as well as high-intensity workouts.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Between the influx of personal trainers, personal coaches and personal nutritionists, baseball is numb to the player whose routine is not that of his team’s.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
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And although McRae is playing her biggest venues to date, her preshow routine has remained consistent.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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