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 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 Beer cocktails elevate backyard brews to refreshers special enough for a get-together. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026 Trendy sips include refreshers, cold coffees and dirty sodas. Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshers
Noun
  • The exercises are designed to help Davis’ first responders improve coordination and cooperation during critical incidents.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Rogers previously served in a space aggressors unit in the US Air Force, taking up against US space operators in war game and military exercises.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • In Japan, earthquake safety is taught in schools from an early age, rehearsed in mandatory workplace drills and practiced in neighborhood evacuation exercises.
    Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
  • Trevor Story has been out since May 15 after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia that had plagued him since the spring, and recently the Red Sox shortstop has become a more frequent participant in the club’s pregame drills.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • At trainings—held online, and in kitchens, basements, and alleyways—people were taught what to do if they were denied an acta, and how to handle the militares guarding the premises.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Since its inception in 2019, the Alchemist program has ushered 232 small businesses through the trainings.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Some of the crowd’s energy Friday may have been due to the fact that training camp practices are closed this summer because of construction at the team’s practice facility in uptown Charlotte.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • First Fridays may bring a night market; meditation and healing circles happen in a back room, with Indigenous practices led by Indigenous people.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In recent days, Witt has undergone full workouts with the Royals’ medical staff.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The fitness industry often promotes dramatic transformations, punishing workouts and advanced metrics.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • What may have seemed acceptable in the early consumer software days looks different after more than a decade of hard lessons about social media's impact on youth and as AI use becomes pervasive.
    Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Not all of the lessons in the Walker Deibel playbook fit between its covers.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His account of his incarceration, with its mind-numbing routines, gang hegemony and intermittent violence, is equally gripping.
    Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Your poodle spent seven years in a puppy mill without a normal family life, regular routines, toys, training, or opportunities to explore the world.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness Season 3, starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, is here, and Rotten Tomatoes critics in early reviews are engaged in the new episodes in the espionage series.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The general ennui continued, with Jackie Young and Bueckers getting shots up during replay reviews and timeouts in the third quarter.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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