1
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
that extended vacation completely recharged my interest in my job
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2
as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the collision has recharged efforts to make the warning mechanisms at railroad crossings idiotproof
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Recent Examples of recharge
Those batteries can be driven away to a charging depot overnight where they can be recharged, and then brought back to the job site in the morning.
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Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Each partner gets one long stretch of uninterrupted time to recharge, followed by full family afternoons and evenings.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Compared with diesels, electric prime movers are very expensive, don’t go far on a charge, and take a long time to recharge.
—Ian Baker
july 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton scale back their schedules when their children are out of school in order to spend extra time together as a family, and even King Charles traditionally scales back his schedule between late July and August to relax and recharge before the fall.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 July 2025
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Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Each partner gets one long stretch of uninterrupted time to recharge, followed by full family afternoons and evenings.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Compared with diesels, electric prime movers are very expensive, don’t go far on a charge, and take a long time to recharge.
—Ian Baker
july 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton scale back their schedules when their children are out of school in order to spend extra time together as a family, and even King Charles traditionally scales back his schedule between late July and August to relax and recharge before the fall.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recharge
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Supporters argue that this move restores balance to recruiting, protects institutional autonomy, and shields the non-revenue sports most vulnerable to financial strain.—
Aaron S. Marks,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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Alba filed for joint custody of their children and requested that her legal name to be restored to Jessica Marie Alba, according to the filing.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the guest room there, for instance, Charlotte revived the beloved seventies decorating trick, upholstering the bed, slipcovering the chairs, and framing the windows in textiles from Villa D’Ascoli’s collection for The Company Store.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Hours after Air Force One landed back in Washington, though, Trump seemed revived, embracing a new and entirely different plan for peace.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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And while the move is an ambitious one, an argument could be made that a shorter Campaign 4 would benefit all involved to refresh both GMs’ creative chops and leave Mercer open to pursue different endeavors outside of the world of Exandria (or future ones within it).—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Instead, wipe down your gadgets with products specially formulated for them or use a clean, dry microfiber cloth to refresh a screen.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the event that those shows get renewed — which Sheridan has a good track record of doing — Berry expects the facility will be busy for sometime.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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And that resell value has renewed heated interest into a brand that for a while, was meeting a tad of (anecdotal) stagnation in the market.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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More than 4,000 people signed a Change.org petition to compel OpenAI to resurrect it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Depending on the nature of the show, they can even be resurrected from the dead.—
Chancellor Agard,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Morgan Stanley's China team recently raised its iPhone builds estimate for September by 8%, saying iPhone sales were stronger than expected in the June quarter, which means supply will need to be replenished.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Among one of their tools, Sylvia said, were portable 6,000-gallon water tanks capable of replenishing tenders that can hold up to 4,000 gallons.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Recharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recharge. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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