as in restorative
having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind
the cool wind off the ocean is refreshing on such a hot day
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as in restoring
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 eating
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 refreshing
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
The depiction of the messy complications of polyamorous love was refreshing at the time and remains so today.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo just one day after refreshing the MacBook Air.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Another perk that caught me by surprise was its cooling gel pad on the side of the pillow that actually feels refreshing.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
The depiction of the messy complications of polyamorous love was refreshing at the time and remains so today.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Turn your patio into a gathering space while refreshing your outdoor aesthetic with the pieces’ rustic yet refined look—now up to 20% off.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo just one day after refreshing the MacBook Air.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshing
Adjective
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The Monarch's spa also focuses on restorative wellness.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Homeowners and buyers are looking for quiet, restorative corners and cozy reading nooks (there's a 46% increase in interest for that on Zillow) that bare and open McMansions just can't provide.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many people in Cambodia have dedicated their careers to protecting and restoring these essential plants.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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The civil action demands a jury trial and for Norfleet to be reinstated as a lieutenant with the fire department, restoring his pension and other benefits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Someone with an egg allergy eating the rolls could suffer anything from discomfort to death, depending on the severity of the allergy.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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One of them was mechanically eating a packet of pretzels.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The failure is its own, and painting this as the creative team not delivering, and alienating Gellar in the process, only makes reviving the franchise that much harder.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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An agenda item on the County Commission’s next meeting calls for a study on the costs and benefits of reviving Broward County Fire Rescue, which merged with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 2003.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And their donors and boosters would no longer be eligible to receive tax deductions for gifting money to a program, just like a regular customer at a restaurant doesn’t receive a tax break for regularly dining there.—
Andrew Urbaczewski,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Noisy Cricket is the open-air terrace restaurant at the golf club’s center, offering fine-dining farm-to-fork meals using ingredients from the resort’s homegrown patches of vegetables, fruits, and herbs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Musk recently embraced the phrase with a meme of eyes reddened from the intoxicating exhaustion of situation monitoring—a recreation more stimulating, the joke goes, than any chemical substance.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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Chuck Reger, franchise business coach at Five Star Painting, says bright red is highly stimulating and naturally increases alertness.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Maybe recreating the moment with him as a joke in practice.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reinhart asks the camera, partaking in the popular TikTok trend.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Soon after, videos surfaced showing Patel, in a long-sleeve white USA shirt, partaking in the festive locker room celebration.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Refreshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refreshing. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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