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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
The list refreshes every 15 minutes and is growing hour by hour.
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Frankie McLister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
On Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, winter storms arrive with remarkable regularity, delivering light, dry snowfall that refreshes the mountain again and again throughout the season.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Ingredients like glycolic, lactic, and mandelic acid offer gentle exfoliation that refreshes dull winter skin.
—Essence, 6 Jan. 2026
According to Hill, good old-fashioned sunlight naturally kills bacteria, refreshes items, and whitens fabrics.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Diffusers, by contrast, tend to offer a top note, a bright first impression that refreshes the space rather than blending into it.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Designed to address the needs of those wearing protective styles, the lineup detoxes and refreshes braids, sew-ins, locs, and more.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
The data refreshes daily with the previous days' flights, excluding weekends and holidays.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
The 2025 models have super-smart AI picture that refreshes old content, and sound optimizations that adjust to your room.
—PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
Frankie McLister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
On Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, winter storms arrive with remarkable regularity, delivering light, dry snowfall that refreshes the mountain again and again throughout the season.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Ingredients like glycolic, lactic, and mandelic acid offer gentle exfoliation that refreshes dull winter skin.
—Essence, 6 Jan. 2026
According to Hill, good old-fashioned sunlight naturally kills bacteria, refreshes items, and whitens fabrics.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Diffusers, by contrast, tend to offer a top note, a bright first impression that refreshes the space rather than blending into it.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Designed to address the needs of those wearing protective styles, the lineup detoxes and refreshes braids, sew-ins, locs, and more.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
The data refreshes daily with the previous days' flights, excluding weekends and holidays.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
The 2025 models have super-smart AI picture that refreshes old content, and sound optimizations that adjust to your room.
—PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshes
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This restores a sense of control.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Keeping to your compass heading restores balance.—
Glenn Kurlander,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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There’s the direct cost of the raises, but also the related growth of the city’s pension shortfall, which increasingly eats further into the budget, as reported by the U-T’s Garrick.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But no need to call in the food critics this year—the Golden Globes eats seemed to pass the taste test.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The combination of the formula's acidic component, which dissolves stains and the mild abrasive, which lifts the texture, effectively revives old cookware.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trump revives campaign pledge to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, potentially saving Americans billions.—
Ken Sweet,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What's more, the fiber in beans feeds beneficial gut bacteria.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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This difference in temperature between the warm air over the water and cold Arctic air over the land is the fuel that feeds nor'easters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The new movie Marty Supreme recreates this world.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
25 Dec. 2025
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The facility recreates real-world production lines and living environments and spans two floors.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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The new movie picks up soon after the events of The Way of Water and finds the Sully family reeling after the death of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldaña) eldest son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), as series villain Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) renews his efforts to find and capture Jake.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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Nothing renews a room like a fresh coat of paint.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The company installs, renovates, maintains, repairs and replaces heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, monitoring, fire protection and other systems.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Camping World Stadium will be their home in 2027 while Jacksonville renovates EverBank Field.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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