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as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
brought out some iced tea to refresh the spirits of the folks working out in the sun
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as in to eat
to take a meal
we were looking for a family-friendly restaurant where we could sit down and refresh before continuing
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Recent Examples of refresh
Menus are refreshed every six months, Bellegy adds, roughly the life cycle of a TikTok food trend.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Still, Leonard has to get healthier, Harden has to get refreshed, and the Clippers need to stack up wins against Western Conference teams.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The list refreshes every 15 minutes and is growing hour by hour.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Unlike the prior feature AI playlist, prompted playlists can be scheduled to refresh daily or weekly, with a description for each song recommendation.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Still, Leonard has to get healthier, Harden has to get refreshed, and the Clippers need to stack up wins against Western Conference teams.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The list refreshes every 15 minutes and is growing hour by hour.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Unlike the prior feature AI playlist, prompted playlists can be scheduled to refresh daily or weekly, with a description for each song recommendation.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refresh
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Revoice shows how artificial intelligence and wearable tech can work together to restore something deeply human.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mahan’s path to Sacramento surely would be paved with stories of this city, from shutting down the infamous homeless encampment at Columbus Park to restoring the city’s reputation as one of the safest big cities in America.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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How to make even healthy eating affordable One way to make more expensive items like meat and seafood more affordable is to buy them in bulk.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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On Thwaites itself, part of the team will try today to drop a fiber-optic cable through a 3,200-foot borehole in the ice, near the glacier’s grounding line, where the ocean is eating away at it from below.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Early on, an extended flashback revives Audrey and her brother’s childhood in a household with an alcoholic father.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thirty years ago, the firestorm over a 21-day shutdown revived Bill Clinton's presidency and grievously wounded Newt Gingrich's speakership.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each deployment feeds new plant imagery back into the system, strengthening its ability to detect and classify plants across diverse environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Both restaurants are open to the public, and Enchantment guests are also allowed to dine at the guest-exclusive Hummingbird at Mii Amo.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Your dinner club is about to start dining al fresco, and this meal is a great way to usher in fair weather.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ebrahimi’s death has also renewed attention on the case of another Iranian boxer, Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who is on death row.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In December 2023, all four members—Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé—renewed their group contract with YG Entertainment.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Refresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refresh. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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