refresher course
noun
: a training class which helps people review information or learn new skills needed for their jobs
had to take a refresher course in CPR
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Both teams have underachieved; Dan Campbell needs a refresher course in Kneecap Biting.
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Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Experienced drivers will take a half-day refresher course, while beginners and average drivers will focus on full-day safety classes.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Which isn’t to say that Team Trump couldn’t use a refresher course on hospitality.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
That’s an average to slightly above-average amount of ticketing and towing for a St. Paul snow emergency, but the first winter storm of the season is always a learning experience — or perhaps a refresher course — for many residents.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
If this week’s earthquake in Russia and resultant West Coast tsunami warnings elevated your awareness of potential disasters, head to San Mateo on Saturday, Aug. 2, for a refresher course on what to do when the unexpected happens.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
On the genre level — literate folk rock, hard funk rock and moody power pop — this three-band bill shouldn’t work, but for those who remember the changing popular musical landscape of the late 1990s and early 2000s, this is a fun refresher course.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This is a guide that is both a friendly flower refresher course for the veteran gardener and a wonderful introduction to flowers for the novice.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
Perhaps Attorney General Campbell should give the Legislature a refresher course in respecting the will of the voters.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Experienced drivers will take a half-day refresher course, while beginners and average drivers will focus on full-day safety classes.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Which isn’t to say that Team Trump couldn’t use a refresher course on hospitality.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
That’s an average to slightly above-average amount of ticketing and towing for a St. Paul snow emergency, but the first winter storm of the season is always a learning experience — or perhaps a refresher course — for many residents.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
If this week’s earthquake in Russia and resultant West Coast tsunami warnings elevated your awareness of potential disasters, head to San Mateo on Saturday, Aug. 2, for a refresher course on what to do when the unexpected happens.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
On the genre level — literate folk rock, hard funk rock and moody power pop — this three-band bill shouldn’t work, but for those who remember the changing popular musical landscape of the late 1990s and early 2000s, this is a fun refresher course.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This is a guide that is both a friendly flower refresher course for the veteran gardener and a wonderful introduction to flowers for the novice.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
Perhaps Attorney General Campbell should give the Legislature a refresher course in respecting the will of the voters.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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