as in refreshes
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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Chace Crawford refreshes with some Patrón while in Austin during F1 weekend.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Basically, this means the Naga V2's mouse sensor refreshes its position 1,000 times per second.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Patients can still use their natural peripheral vision while the implant restores some central vision.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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After Marie restores his powers, Polarity becomes a major key in how the gang is able to stop Godolkin.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Fried rice famously revives leftover rice, studding it with vegetables, eggs and other fridge odds and ends.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The venture, created in partnership with production companies KawanKawan Media and DW, revives the spirit of La Factory – a filmmaker incubator that ran at Directors’ Fortnight beginning in 2013.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The film recreates the circumstances that surrounded Hind Rajab’s actual killing in January 2024, in which Red Crescent volunteers struggled to send an ambulance to rescue the child, who was trapped under fire in Gaza.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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Perfect for history buffs, the village recreates what life was like for settlers in Salem during the 1600s.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eating protein helps stimulate muscle protein synthesis, which is a process that builds and repairs muscle tissue.—
Beth Krietsch,
Outside,
25 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, my friend is a master seamstress and repairs my shoe on the spot.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
17 Sep. 2025
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