as in to restore
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 freshen
Walmart Reliance Aqua-Tainer Water Container 7 Gallon This jug holds seven gallons of water, so keep a few on hand and freshen your supply regularly to stay prepared.
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Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Cygni: All Guns Blazing ($29.99) carries the spirit of the arcade shmup with some unconventional twists to freshen the experience for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S gamers.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
In the living room, dryer sheets can keep electronics dust-free, remove crayon marks from walls, lift dust from the floor, freshen the air, and repel bugs.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
Bonsai trees and other slow-growing houseplants benefit from repotting to loosen and freshen the soil.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
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Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Cygni: All Guns Blazing ($29.99) carries the spirit of the arcade shmup with some unconventional twists to freshen the experience for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S gamers.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
In the living room, dryer sheets can keep electronics dust-free, remove crayon marks from walls, lift dust from the floor, freshen the air, and repel bugs.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
Bonsai trees and other slow-growing houseplants benefit from repotting to loosen and freshen the soil.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshen
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The Rescue Our Medical Care campaign had sought to engage the hospital in negotiations to restore acute psychiatric beds and create a patient protection fund, citing HCA’s business practices and divestment of health services.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The eyebrow shows those factors most clearly, and Topaz restores the most detail.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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After a three-year hiatus, Apple finally refreshed the iPad Mini with a new seventh generation model for 2024.Rudie Obias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eager to refresh your winter wardrobe early with a new pair of Uggs?Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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That was when Britain’s AC Cars, which had a relationship with Zagato dating back to the AC Ace Bristol Zagato from 1957, offered to help revive the vehicle and badge it as an AC model.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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The authorities did make gestures at reviving home buying and ridding the markets of surplus units.Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tax initially was approved by voters in 1985 and renewed in 2004.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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The constitutional amendment renews approval for the state using Minnesota State Lottery revenue for conservation, raises the amount of lottery money the state can spend each year and creates a new advisory council to decide how to award grants.Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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Los Angeles, California This 1924 Spanish-modern Mediterranean in Silver Lake was renovated by architect Josiah Maddock.The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Sotheby’s has revealed that Pritzker Prize–winning Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron will renovate its new global headquarters, the iconic Breuer Building at 945 Madison Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side.News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
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