as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside
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Recent Examples of freshen
After cleaning your kitchen sink, use lemon peels to freshen the garbage disposal.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Reheat your leftover pasta and freshen it up with fresh herbs and good Parmesan cheese.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The breath strips kill bad breath germs and freshen your breath with a cool mint flavor.
—Nora Colomer
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Similarly freshen the inside of whichever entrance those who live here use most often with hooks for coats and bags, a landing spot for things like mail and mugs, and a basket for shoes.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Reheat your leftover pasta and freshen it up with fresh herbs and good Parmesan cheese.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The breath strips kill bad breath germs and freshen your breath with a cool mint flavor.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Similarly freshen the inside of whichever entrance those who live here use most often with hooks for coats and bags, a landing spot for things like mail and mugs, and a basket for shoes.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshen
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My lawsuit aims to restore just a little bit of sanity.—
Tamlyn Hunt,
Scientific American,
22 July 2025
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After 38 days, enough representatives had trickled back into the state to restore quorum, and Republicans were able to see their measure through.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The Court Circular is the British royal family's official record of previous royal engagements and is usually refreshed online about one day after an appearance is made.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Wake up refreshed, and the day ahead is that bit easier.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The Brazilian famously walked to the site of Donnelly’s accident at Jerez and watched as the rescue teams fought to revive him on the track.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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Weeks after the deal was announced, many Penn faculty members remain in limbo, unsure about which grants have been revived.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Academy board members may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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Joining Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer of that year, as the Catalans’ president Joan Laporta failed to deliver on an election campaign promise to renew him, Messi was linked with a potential return to the Blaugrana as his two-term deal in the French capital expired.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Although the building was small and damp, the task of renovating a compact 484-square-foot beach house on the Spanish island of Mallorca looked to Desnudo Arquitectura like many of their other projects.—
Marta Sader,
Architectural Digest,
22 July 2025
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The lack of new buildings gives these older properties a chance to renovate, like the city has seen with One Independence Center at 101 N. Tryon St., One South and 550 South, the former NASCAR Plaza building.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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“Freshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshen. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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