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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Amidst this colorful history, how will Piccioli restore the brand to a traditional European design house after Demna Gvasalia’s experimental years, which brought pop culture and streetwear into the high fashion brand’s luxury ethos?—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The four-floor building incorporates Washington, DC’s oldest synagogue, with the 146-year-old historic brick synagogue moved and restored to sit alongside the modern museum building at the corner of 3rd and F Streets NW.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 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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While the talk was all about tariffs and a flight from U.S. assets in April, most of the big cloud platforms reaffirmed their eye-watering capex plans and the AI story has refreshed itself, for now, with most of the big players rebuilding toward recent peak valuations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
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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The fatal accident has renewed safety concerns for residents in the area, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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That renown may further expand during the East finals, when his Pacers renew their rivalry with the Knicks in front of a national audience.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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One plan is to renovate the Marine Stadium, an iconic structure that’s been closed since 1992.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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The district laid off and furloughed employees during that time, while scrapping plans to renovate or rebuild many decaying schools.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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“Freshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshen. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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