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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From restoring elasticity to quenching dryness and nourishing the skin with essential vitamins and minerals, the best body oils can make everything below the neck supple, satiny, and ready to shine.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
28 June 2025
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In crucial moments, alumni voices can restore the reputation of their respective alma maters.—
Avi D. Gordon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Even one or two minutes of the right music can refresh your brain and break the mental fatigue.—
Bronwen Sciortino,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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These Spanx deals won’t last long, so now’s the time to refresh your summer wardrobe with flattering, lightweight staples.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
People.com,
22 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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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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As a result, some VMware users have opted to keep using VMware perpetual licenses, even though Broadcom refuses to renew most of those clients’ support services.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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Mamdani said his campaign renewed faith in democracy.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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This renovated three-bedroom cottage is located right near Front Street, providing quick, easy access to many of Beaufort’s restaurants, shops, and waterfront views.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Calderone is a Marine who trains hard every morning and renovates her house with a sledgehammer most nights.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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“Freshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshen. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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