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as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
brought out some iced tea to refresh the spirits of the folks working out in the sun
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as in eats
to take a meal
we were looking for a family-friendly restaurant where we could sit down and refresh before continuing
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Recent Examples of refreshes
Your 4th House of Home and Family refreshes as the New Moon encourages gentle improvements that protect comfort and support your sensitive system.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Baptism fits right into that philosophy as a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser that refreshes skin without disrupting the barrier.
—Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Rosemary oil invigorates the scalp for healthier, thicker, stronger-looking hair, while menthol delivers a deeply satisfying, icy-cool sensation that instantly refreshes the roots.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 May 2026
Lingo refreshes every minute and lasts up to 14 days.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Add Compost Annually An annual application of compost in spring or fall refreshes the health and nutrient load of garden beds and improves soil structure over time.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
The South Carolina rapper refreshes a throwback beat with a really sticky hook.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
The right dry shampoo refreshes strands, boosts volume, and protects from overwashing damage.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
Recharge Gel Cream is an ultra-hydrating gel cream moisturizer with a waterburst texture that instantly refreshes and visibly plumps, smooths, and improves radiance, clinically proven to prevent water loss and boost skin barrier.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Baptism fits right into that philosophy as a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser that refreshes skin without disrupting the barrier.
—Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Rosemary oil invigorates the scalp for healthier, thicker, stronger-looking hair, while menthol delivers a deeply satisfying, icy-cool sensation that instantly refreshes the roots.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 May 2026
Lingo refreshes every minute and lasts up to 14 days.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Add Compost Annually An annual application of compost in spring or fall refreshes the health and nutrient load of garden beds and improves soil structure over time.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
The South Carolina rapper refreshes a throwback beat with a really sticky hook.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
The right dry shampoo refreshes strands, boosts volume, and protects from overwashing damage.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
Recharge Gel Cream is an ultra-hydrating gel cream moisturizer with a waterburst texture that instantly refreshes and visibly plumps, smooths, and improves radiance, clinically proven to prevent water loss and boost skin barrier.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshes
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The wax and sealant not only restores your chrome wheels’ glossy shine but also protects them by actively repelling brake dust, road salt and other debris.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The Final Cut doesn't include Ford's voiceover narration, restores an impactful dream sequence involving a unicorn, and maintains the director's original ambiguous ending.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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Because no one really eats onscreen anymore.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack the small intestine when a person eats gluten.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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But the possibility of a Fujimori presidency also revives old fears.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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For watch collectors, the more pointed reference is Flamboyant Links, which revives the sautoir watch Piaget first showed in 1969 as part of its 21st Century Collection.—
Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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This feeds directly into a retraining loop, continuously improving outputs.—
Anshul Gupta,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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From the textures of Old San Juan’s architecture to the rhythm of everyday life in its streets, the city constantly feeds my imagination.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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Both are drawn from Spanish auteurist designer Jaime Hayon’s arresting sense of design – a protagonist with a beak nose, shiny colors, an avoidance of sharp angles – which recreates over a century of Spanish design and architecture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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So while the race to produce generative video models of higher fidelity will continue, the real arms race that will matter next is which of these tools that leverage all available models is easiest to use and best recreates the feelings of actually making movies.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 June 2026
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Trump added that oil exports from Iran could once again be bottlenecked at the Strait of Hormuz if the United States renews military strikes on Iran.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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If a traveler renews that passport, replaces it, or travels on a different one, the authorization may no longer match the document being checked.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Brooke touches upon the topic with her partner on the show, HGTV's Scott McGillivray, while the pair renovates different spaces in a Las Vegas home as part of the competition.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nazuna For a smaller-scale option, check out Nazuna, which renovates traditional homes and runs them as small ryokan (traditional inns) or private villas.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Refreshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refreshes. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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