as in restored
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
refreshened the wilting flowers by cutting the stems again and putting them in a vase with water
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At that moment, the air in the Lenovo Center was taken right out of the fans’ sails, but a trusty veteran restored that later in the period.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026 -
In one of the poshest corners of Recoleta is this neoclassical mansion from the 1930s that has been impeccably restored.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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With Ohtani both hitting well and appearing more refreshed lately, however, he’s been in the batting order for his past three starts on the mound.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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And the hotel’s refreshed look, with fabrics designed to mimic the fronds and ferns in the lush gardens outside, is the culmination of a five-year update led by interiors expert Lulu Lytle of Soane Britain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Many have threatened to use amendments in the reconciliation bill and force votes on stand-alone legislation to prevent it from being revived later.—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Those capabilities were not built overnight and cannot be recreated overnight.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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The routines her daughter relies on — seeing the same faculty members, following the same schedule, riding the same bus with the same students — cannot be easily recreated somewhere else.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Amid skepticism from students and faculty, California State University officials renewed a controversial systemwide contract with ChatGPT developer OpenAI earlier this month.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Hockey drama Off Campus was renewed for a second season before lovers Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) even puckered up onscreen.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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In 2016, the W Mexico City renovated its guestrooms, meeting spaces, and added the restaurant J by Jose Andres, which has since closed and been replaced by the restaurant 25 Dos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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“Refreshened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refreshened. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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