refreshers

plural of refresher
as in exercises
chiefly US something that helps you to remember something you have forgotten; a reminder about something
usually singular
usually + on
Before we play, I need a refresher on the rules. Some people need a refresher on how to be polite.

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Recent Examples of refreshers That training doesn’t stop after onboarding, either — employees have to come back for refreshers every year. Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026 New items this year include pickle pies, apple donut ham grinders, mango sticky rice refreshers and longanisa cheese curd lumpia. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026 In addition to coffee, the company serves refreshers, lemonade, iced tea, smoothies, shakes, hot cocoa and sparkling soda. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Tucked next to a car wash along El Camino Real is a new cafe in San Mateo serving up creative coffee drinks, matcha lattes, Red Bull soda refreshers and more. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 Looming over the results is the impact that elevated gas prices had on consumers’ willingness to buy coffee, tea, and energy refreshers away from home. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026 The three caffeinated refreshers are the Strawberry Watermelon Refresher, Mango Pineapple Refresher and Blackberry Passion Fruit Refresher. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Their drinks include coffee, matcha, refreshers, fruit smoothies and energy drinks. Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 For beverages, Panera is expanding its cold coffee and refreshers platform with new Frozen Javas and Café Blend Iced Coffees in flavors like Snickerdoodle, Hazelnut Mocha, and Rocky Road. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshers
Noun
  • And that doesn’t count other Navy demands on the carrier fleet, like exercises with allies or keeping a presence in the Indo-Pacific, Parker said.
    Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • China sends military planes, as well as Coast Guard ships and other vessels towards Taiwan on a daily basis and carries out large-scale military exercises from time to time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Tuesday morning’s workout brought a welcome diversion from drills, when SDSU players and coaches moved from the turf to the grass practice field and actually played some football.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • During the several-day assessment, Hubei’s crew conducted anti-aircraft gunnery drills, successfully using the ship’s weapons to destroy a target drone.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Metrics like meetings held, tools rolled out or trainings completed are not impact.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Daniel described the center as a community center that will host educational conferences, trainings, public meetings and new community partnerships.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Elarms-Orr has been sprinkled into first-team time throughout open practices.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Medical practices throughout the world were roughly similar, but the consistency of the messaging helped engender a level of trust that went missing in other locales.
    T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • One of those workouts came early last week at the Rams’ facility with Aaron Donald, who continues to evaluate whether or not to return.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • With the Dolphins through offseason workouts and now training camp, Betts has appreciated working with Achane and the backs behind him.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The lessons learned and knowledge accumulated by your scientists and engineers are valuable human capital that no one else has.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The programme also includes foraging trips, tea ceremony classes at one of the town’s tea schools, and traditional pastry lessons at a fifth-generation confectionery.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But the upward trajectory will surely end soon, and as teams become more familiar with the various routines, the specialist coaches must start to earn their money in the defensive penalty area.
    George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Organizations often spend substantial energy articulating ambitious outcomes while devoting less attention to the routines that make those outcomes possible.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Pentagon has since sought to speed up the process through streamlined reviews and a surge of medical personnel, including Army Reservists sent to help staff screening clinics.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • To better understand them, The Post analyzed thousands of Google reviews.
    Ted Muldoon, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

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