refreshening

verb

present participle of refreshen
as in restoring
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshening
  1. restoring
  2. refreshing
  3. reviving
  4. recreating
  5. renewing
  6. freshening
  7. renovating
Verb
  • Critics dismissed the polls, held in phases in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In a separate interview with Fox News Digital, Karman argued that restoring a functioning Yemeni state is ultimately essential to defeating armed groups and securing the country.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of restoring
Verb
  • With plenty of summer still ahead, my mom is refreshing her wardrobe with a few sundresses from the retailer.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Venus enters Libra and your 1st House of Self, refreshing your confidence, charm, style, and personal magnetism.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of refreshing
Verb
  • Georgia Power’s deal to provide electricity to a massive, OpenAI campus planned near Savannah is drawing regulators’ scrutiny and reviving debates about how to keep residential customers safe from the facilities’ costs.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • With Prince George's first day at Eton approaching, the Prince and Princess of Wales are reportedly considering reviving the press truce that protected the early days of their own romance.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviving
Verb
  • The veteran photographer provided Gunn great assistance in faithfully recreating the summit, and the photos Souza took have a striking resemblance to the original photos from ‘86.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After 75 years at its original Birmingham, Michigan, location, Hunter House is recreating the restaurant about a mile down Woodward Avenue.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreating
Verb
  • Higher oil prices are renewing concerns about price pressures just as the sharp slowdown in hiring raises questions about the strength of consumer spending and the broader economy.
    — Joseph Wilkins,Lee Ying Shan,Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The audit fight was the culmination of months of frustration from Ige, who at one point explored the idea of not renewing Acclivus’ contract, email records show.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of renewing
Verb
  • These aromatherapy inhalers are perfect for freshening your immediate air.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Lemon can be used for everything from freshening bed linens to removing stains from clothes–including cleaning your microwave.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Definition of freshening
Verb
  • There are personal, historic touches to the wall paper, including Belden’s signature, found while renovating.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The company recently spent $484 million renovating 153 Charlotte-area stores.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of renovating
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