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
After 10 seasons of a four-team playoff, the committee opted to go with a dozen teams this year, so here's your refresher now that the first rankings are here.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
For a brief refresher, the internet has long pitted Bieber and Gomez against one another due to their relationships with Bieber's husband and Gomez's ex, Justin Bieber.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2024
For those needing a refresher: raclette is the ultimate cold-weather comfort food from the Swiss Alps, celebrated throughout France, Germany, and Austria.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For a refresher, here’s how the three major indexes performed:
The Dow gained 1.4% in the week, pushing its monthly gain up to 7.5%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
For a brief refresher, the internet has long pitted Bieber and Gomez against one another due to their relationships with Bieber's husband and Gomez's ex, Justin Bieber.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2024
For those needing a refresher: raclette is the ultimate cold-weather comfort food from the Swiss Alps, celebrated throughout France, Germany, and Austria.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For a refresher, here’s how the three major indexes performed:
The Dow gained 1.4% in the week, pushing its monthly gain up to 7.5%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refresher
Noun
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Horn upped his offseason training regimen to stay on the field after playing just 22 of 51 games in his first three seasons.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The growing scarcity of ethical, high-quality data poses a dilemma for businesses of all sizes, from giants like Google and Microsoft to smaller companies struggling to access training datasets.—
Max (Chong) Li,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Musk’s companies have been under numerous recent investigations or reviews by federal regulators.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The union believes some of the company’s health care proposals are unlawful and amount to unfair labor practices.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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That issue cropped up during the company's normal practice of transferring official White House social media accounts to new control when a presidential administration changes, the company said on Wednesday.—
Katie Paul,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Philippines, which last year ratified a military agreement with Japan to facilitate joint exercises, also conducted trilateral coast guard drills with Japan and the U.S. in 2023.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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How to improve There is a very simple way to learn this: the catch-up drill.—
Erik Vance,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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See someone out of control, rather than just a warning, they were given a coupon for rentals or a lesson or just a hot chocolate to go think things over with.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Both are ways to share and pass on our beliefs, values, stories, and life lessons.—
Jann E. Freed,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Not all the gains of exercise occur in your muscles, anyway.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that increased levels of aerobic exercise in the aging rats reduced the appearance of these markers, indicating a slower onset of Alzheimer's.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Put everything in your calendar including workout time.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The four-time All-Star has set a deadline for talks of Feb. 17, the day before Toronto holds its first full-squad workout.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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One step in her normal daily routine was eating oatmeal, according to Dr. Mike Sevilla, a family physician at Salem Family Care in Salem, Ohio.—
Erica Lamberg,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Both rise to their feet from every attacking free kick and corner, ready to delve into a catalogue of routines.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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