refreshens

verb

present tense third-person singular of refreshen
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshens
  1. refreshes
  2. restores
  3. revives
  4. recreates
  5. repairs
Verb
  • The idea is less frozen-in-time theme hotel and more modern luxury resort, and the latest room refreshes and restaurant additions have gotten it almost there.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of refreshes
Verb
  • The ruling restores the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s authority to apply for roughly $240 million benefiting 140 service providers, even as Carter orders a review of agencies that could replace it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Solius’s counter is that cutaneous production is self-regulating, avoids gastrointestinal absorption issues, and restores a biological process modern indoor life has largely eliminated.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of restores
Verb
  • Today’s manosphere revives an old script Old, bad ideas do not simply fade away.
    — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The filing revives questions surrounding the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s former Community Integrity Unit.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of revives
Verb
  • Digital artist Lily Belmira has created a free video game that recreates the environment of Michael Heizer’s monumental land art sculpture City, 1970–2022, in the Nevada desert.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of recreates
Verb
  • Empresa Militar Industrial Yuri Gagarin, which repairs Cuba’s fleet of Russian-origin military helicopters and planes.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Your skin also repairs itself overnight, so applying moisturizer after an evening shower can support your skin health by helping seal in moisture and keeping your skin hydrated, Chacon added.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 July 2026
Definition of repairs
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