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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Our goal is to restore the fun, healthy, human childhood that most of us had.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Best For: All hair types looking to keep their scalp refreshed, without weighing down their lengths or disturbing their style.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Some of our favorite A-listers are inspiring us to refresh our summer sandal lineup.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
12 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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For his part, Steve Cates still is holding out hope his insurance company will renew his policy.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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Tracker was renewed by CBS alongside other drama and ratings mainstays Elsbeth, Fire Country and its three NCIS series back in February.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
19 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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Many of the carousel’s 52 original animals, including 27 horses, three chariots, a dragon and a tiger, are currently being renovated by the carousels management team and its long-time manager, Bill Brown.—
David J. Bohnet,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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“Freshen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshen. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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