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adjective

as in refreshed
made or become fresh in spirits or vigor the team came back from the locker room freshened and ready for the rest of the game

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freshened

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verb

past tense of freshen
as in restored
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 freshened
Verb
The video features footage from a year-old news conference, except that Tkachuk’s words are freshened through AI. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Even decorative throw pillows can be freshened by vacuuming away dust and cleaning the covers. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026 Black clothes can be freshened with a clothes steamer or fabric spray between wearings. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshened
  1. refreshed
  2. restored
  3. revived
  4. renewed
  5. recreated
  6. renovated
Adjective
  • Customers will also notice a refreshed visual identity.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
  • So the Pep Guardiola era is over, with a domestic double in the bag and a season that suggests a refreshed Manchester City are on the right lines.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of refreshed
Verb
  • The judge did not, however, order that Comans be restored to her position or the agency, according to the outlet.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026
  • The museum had pitched a $20 million to $25 million project that would have restored the existing two-story structure and added a connecting Black History Center focused on regional history.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Definition of restored
Adjective
  • The revived Taste of Minnesota returns to downtown Minneapolis for the fourth year on Friday and Saturday.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 July 2026
  • If the revived 883 Sportster is one, what’s the other?
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Definition of revived
Verb
  • Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate crude climbed about 4% to roughly $74 a barrel after the weekend's escalation renewed concerns over the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Summer House was renewed for an 11th season in May, and talks with the cast have been ongoing ever since.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of renewed
Verb
  • Collins opted for a warm-weather look, wearing hers with linen shorts, a sports bra, and an oversized button-down shirt that can easily be recreated.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Raphael has recreated the piece based, in part, on his recollections of seeing it over 40 years ago.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of recreated
Verb
  • Set atop a flat promontory overlooking Benedict Canyon, the entire spread, completed in 2000, was renovated in 2017 by developer Gala Asher and extensively updated by the pair.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
  • The Blue Book Agency details the property’s history as dating back to 1481, although Old House has been extensively renovated since then.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 July 2026
Definition of renovated

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