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
Bringing the Golden Bachelor and Bachelorette constants to the franchise’s most saucy series, Bachelor in Paradise, is certainly one way to freshen things up amid competition in the growing reality dating space from streaming hits like Love Is Blind or Love Island, to name only a couple.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
The baking soda will remove stains and freshen the dishwasher.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
There probably needs to be a clear out to freshen things up for both the players and the club.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Walmart has stepped up investments in its stores to freshen its look and counter negative perceptions that higher-income shoppers might have.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
The baking soda will remove stains and freshen the dishwasher.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
There probably needs to be a clear out to freshen things up for both the players and the club.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Walmart has stepped up investments in its stores to freshen its look and counter negative perceptions that higher-income shoppers might have.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshen
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Two years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass laid out an ambitious and expensive goal for her first city budget: restore the size of the Los Angeles Police Department to 9,500 officers.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Properly restoring a 280 SL can be an eye-wateringly expensive proposition, as the cars, while simple in appearance, are fastidiously made and require equally fastidious attention to detail when being rebuilt from the ground up.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
9 May 2025
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Clean out the dust and refresh thermal paste: Older desktops tend to overheat, which can slow things down or cause random shutdowns.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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The sculptural and scalloped look—covered in soft pleats—was refreshed for the modern-day, and required 250 hours of work.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
17 May 2025
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Funding for Trump’s mass deportation operation The legislation would provide $46.5 billion to revive construction of Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and more money for the deportation agenda.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The cast includes Uma Thurman and David Zayas, reviving his portrayal of Det.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Those who apply after the implementation of the fees should expect a 30- to 60-day delay before seeing the reduction on their bill. Credits will be valid for a two-year period and then must be renewed, Pugh said.—
Grace Hurt,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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Deadline reported in 2025 that the series had been renewed for another season.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The adjacent Nizwa Castle traces back to the 9th century and was expanded by ruling imams (religious and political leaders) in the centuries since and renovated in the 1990s.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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While his wife stayed on the mainland with their son, Irvine took on the task of renovating their new island home.—
Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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“Freshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshen. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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