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as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
that extended vacation completely recharged my interest in my job
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as in revives
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the collision has recharged efforts to make the warning mechanisms at railroad crossings idiotproof
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Recent Examples of recharges
The 3-3-3 Tool The 3-3-3 tool harnesses the social circuitry of your brain and resets and recharges your mind during the workday.
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Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
According the Krafted, that should be enough four full laptop recharges or five smartphone top-ups before the Edge itself needs to be plugged in for a couple of hours.
—Paul Ridden
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Rainwater that recharges the Floridan Aquifer is equal to the sum of groundwater losses from the aquifer through spring flows, water storage and extractions through wells.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
That means a longer-lasting battery that recharges faster than the competition.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
These leaves are essential for photosynthesis, which recharges the bulb for next year’s flowers.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
An international research collaboration co-led by UCLA has developed a nickel-iron battery prototype that recharges in seconds and maintains its performance for over 12,000 cycles.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
The 12-volt, 15,000-mAh battery lasts up to 10 hours on a low mode and recharges with a Type-C USB cable.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
How Aura moves and recharges on its own Movement is a big part of Aura's role in the home.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
According the Krafted, that should be enough four full laptop recharges or five smartphone top-ups before the Edge itself needs to be plugged in for a couple of hours.
—Paul Ridden
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Rainwater that recharges the Floridan Aquifer is equal to the sum of groundwater losses from the aquifer through spring flows, water storage and extractions through wells.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
That means a longer-lasting battery that recharges faster than the competition.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
These leaves are essential for photosynthesis, which recharges the bulb for next year’s flowers.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
An international research collaboration co-led by UCLA has developed a nickel-iron battery prototype that recharges in seconds and maintains its performance for over 12,000 cycles.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
The 12-volt, 15,000-mAh battery lasts up to 10 hours on a low mode and recharges with a Type-C USB cable.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
How Aura moves and recharges on its own Movement is a big part of Aura's role in the home.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recharges
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Cristian Axle Sánchez Ruiz restores a relic at in a church in Tancitaro, which bills itself as Avocado Capital of the World.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Together, the couple operates a studio focused on kintsugi, a centuries-old Japanese technique that restores broken ceramics using natural lacquer and metallic powders.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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The flotilla, involving nearly 500 activists from 45 countries, revives questions over enforcing blockades in international waters amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis and a fragile, frequently violated ceasefire.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The project revives elements of Shurcliff’s plan that were lost over time.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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Add Compost Annually An annual application of compost in spring or fall refreshes the health and nutrient load of garden beds and improves soil structure over time.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
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The South Carolina rapper refreshes a throwback beat with a really sticky hook.—
Mano Sundaresan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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TikTok recreates this dynamic, but replaces network scheduling with algorithmic curation.—
Jessica Maddox,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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Continue reading … ‘ACTIVE AND ONGOING’ — Three months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, sheriff's office renews plea as key questions remain unanswered.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Mid-month, for instance, brings a fresh start, as the moon renews itself in Taurus on May 16.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Using legumes and cover crops in rotation schedules naturally replenishes soil nutrients.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
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Santorini Grape Velvet Skin Drink is a luxurious face oil that blurs imperfections, smooths texture and replenishes skin with hydration.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Notably, plasma is in great supply in your bloodstream and regenerates quickly in healthy adults.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Recharges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recharges. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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