replenished

past tense of replenish
as in refilled
somewhat formal to fill or build up (something) again An efficient staff of workers replenished the trays of appetizers almost as quickly as guests emptied them. He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter. Drink this—you need to replenish your fluids after your hike. plants that replenish soil nutrients

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Recent Examples of replenished Some countries did have strategic reserves, but a massive coordinated release from those supplies didn’t make a difference for long – and those reserves may need to be replenished, paradoxically increasing demand for oil in the future. — The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Emergency inventories, meanwhile, have reached dangerously low levels and have not been replenished. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 Any area of pine straw that receives heavy foot or vehicular traffic will need to be replenished more often as the needles break down. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 However, recent rainfall across Southern California has replenished our waterways just enough to bring back a little of their spring and early summer glamour. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Inventory will be replenished when the third sales phase opens in 2027, but the purchasing patterns will probably be similar — unless LA28 adjusts prices. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Lai explained that the production capacity and supply chain constraints also limit how quickly conventional missile stocks can be replenished. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 These stockpiles were reportedly replenished in November, according to Bloomberg. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 Some motorists replenished their tanks at hardware stores, where gas was often ladled from a barrel. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replenished
Verb
  • Moore spent several minutes on the field before being loaded onto a cart and taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center by ambulance.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Trader Joe’s is also loaded up with all things miniature this year.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • Volunteers also packed hygiene kits with everyday essentials and wrote notes that would eventually reach people outside the gym.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The highest was 61,273 for the Jaguars-Bills game in 2023 when Buffalo fans packed the stadium.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • That refreshed rye bread, which now comes from Fred’s Bakery and Deli, a Beverlywood institution, is one of the key reasons Langer’s pastrami sandwiches have become the standard by which all other pastrami sandwiches are judged.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Not refreshed old engines, not some mild-hybrid workaround, but genuinely new small-blocks designed to keep eight cylinders doing what eight cylinders have been doing for decades.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Replenished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replenished. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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