freshens

verb

present tense third-person singular of freshen
as in restores
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 freshens This light color freshens a space with an easy-going breezy quality. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 May 2026 Grinding ice cubes with coarse salt helps break up buildup, while a handful of citrus peels freshens the scent. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Nothing freshens a room up quite like sparkling baseboards and walls. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026 Tips for Repotting African Violets Repotting African violets freshens their soil, prevents leggy stems, and encourages flowering. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026 Each diffuser implements innovative dry air technology that freshens approximately 800 square feet, and each cartridge lasts approximately 300 hours. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026 And the fact that Melissa Broder, of Milk-Fed, freshens this edition in a new forward. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshens
  1. restores
  2. refreshes
  3. revives
  4. recreates
  5. renews
  6. renovates
Verb
  • Performance science explains how recovery restores the individual.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every project that reduces pollution and restores natural function brings us a little bit closer to that.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of restores
Verb
  • The airy design is easy to toss in the washing machine and instantly refreshes your bed without adding bulk.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Mielle Organics Kalahari Melon and Aloe Vera Leave-in Conditioner detangles, hydrates, and refreshes hair all at once.
    — Claire West, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of refreshes
Verb
  • His visit to California revives a yearslong political feud that has evolved beyond California, with both men increasingly using each other as stand-ins for the national fight between Republicans and Democrats.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.
    — , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of revives
Verb
  • The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tropical Islands recreates a balmy paradise in an old airship hangar about an hour from Berlin.
    — Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
Definition of recreates
Verb
  • At the moment, that’s determined by whether the Best Player at the recent World Cup won by his country Spain renews a contract which expires on June 30, 2027 at the Etihad or returns home to the Spanish capital by agreeing to join Real Madrid.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This amendment renews a sales tax that enables Missouri’s state parks to be free and that funds conservation programs.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of renews
Verb
  • Hartford resident Annette Gaynor, the owner of a business that renovates housing, has lived in the city for four decades, now owning a two-family house in the Blue Hills neighborhood.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • The organization now also renovates multi-bedroom homes for families experiencing homelessness.
    — Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of renovates

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