refreshment

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Recent Examples of refreshment His cheerfulness and laughter often brought strength and refreshment to me in difficult times. Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026 As this in-person crowd increases — along with impassioned chants and provisions of food and refreshment — so too does the tension between the people and police. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026 BlackLine added two new directors in June and July of 2025, which the company will undoubtedly argue is evidence of good corporate governance and board refreshment. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026 The company last year announced plans to split its refreshment beverage and coffee businesses in two, a move that some analysts say will allow the soda-maker to better compete with PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refreshment
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Noun
  • Utah’s canyon country has always been a source of rejuvenation and connection for me — the kaleidoscope of rocks, raucous pinyon jays, the legacy of millennia of inhabitants.
    Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Nintendo and Mario himself helped immensely with the medium’s cultural rejuvenation.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The health plan revitalization, the key issue for writers this round, will come with some cuts to benefits for writers as well.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Other establishments have also received economic help to open and operate in the downtown area amid a multi-year revitalization effort supported by Glenview officials.
    Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Further into the depths of the hotel, the spa includes Pillar Wellbeing, a grand 20-meter pool, thermal vitality pool, sauna, steam room, and experience showers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • School is the crucible where raw vitality encounters the collective will to impose order and control but also to bring cultural richness to lives that might otherwise remain inhibited and crude.
    Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Refreshment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refreshment. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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