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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 appearance of a stale passing game could always be freshened, sure, but even that’s rooted in what is more obviously a stale running game. — Sam McDowell 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 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
  • The refreshed schedule on Love’s page shows 11 concerts slated for this fall or next year.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Customers will also notice a refreshed visual identity.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
Definition of refreshed
Verb
  • While their ranks were restored, they were not put directly back in their previous positions in the Criminal Investigations Division.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • So, the agency used the platform to justify stopping everything, but the careful, patient-by-patient benefit-risk judgment that restored access was applied to only one disease state.
    — Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 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
  • The film has renewed attention in the Jackson family and Joe’s own legacy within it.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Although Chinese authorities have not officially confirmed the aircraft or its development status, the latest visuals have renewed interest in Beijing’s progress toward a sixth-generation combat aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of renewed
Verb
  • At the tail end of December, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a similar disaster when an AI agent deleted and recreated part of its environment, causing a 13-hour disruption.
    — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Together, our extraordinary cast and creative team of 1972 recreated a world that feels remarkably familiar today—a time of political division, war, galvanized youth, and people searching for a different future.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreated
Verb
  • Crocker said the district renovated six school kitchens over the summer, installing new flooring, upgraded equipment and commercial appliances that allow staff to prepare fresher meals on campus.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The plan lays out where the stadium would go, areas where buildings could be built new or renovated and where there could be plazas.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of renovated

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