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 has stepped up investments in its stores to freshen its look and counter negative perceptions that higher-income shoppers might have.
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Lemon can be used for everything from freshening bed linens to removing stains from clothes–including cleaning your microwave.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Lemon can be used for everything from freshening bed linens to removing stains from clothes–including cleaning your microwave.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshen
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President Trump has received pushback from several Democrat lawmakers after deploying 700 U.S. Marines to assist the police and National Guard in restoring the peace in Los Angeles.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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By contrast, Renault shares slumped as it is not yet known who will succeed De Meo, who has been credited for restoring the success at the French automotive retailer and almost doubling the value of shares in Renault.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Participants are assigned real projects, receive mentorship from senior leaders, and are offered training to refresh technical and soft skills.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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While sports bars have a mixed track record of late—Hooters filed for bankruptcy two months ago—investors have started showing heightened interest in refreshing the concept.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
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Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West revived the team in the 2010s, only to twice run into LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Lake has revived claims that the agency has operated with such poor security that its networks are rife for espionage by foreign powers, assertions made by Trump's appointee to lead it in 2020, toward the end of his first term.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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The president made a series of phone calls Friday to U.S. television news anchors to renew his calls on Iran to curb its nuclear program.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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But efforts to renew that venture and bring the show to the Paramount+ streaming service have hit a major snag, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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The town’s oldest inn was recently renovated, opening for the 2025 season in May with interiors designed by neighborhood-favorite Goods Ogunquit.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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Roh paid another $5,000 to renovate her cobbling workshop.—
Megan Sauer
Valentina Duarte,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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“Freshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshen. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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