Thesaurus results for FRESHENING

freshening

verb

present participle of freshen

as in restoring

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 freshening These aromatherapy inhalers are perfect for freshening your immediate air. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 Lemon can be used for everything from freshening bed linens to removing stains from clothes–including cleaning your microwave. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 June 2026 Neither does freshening with sprays or perfumed products like dryer sheets. — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026 Health aside, an air purifier can also make your space smell better by eliminating cooking smells and freshening the air, all while subtly boosting your design scheme, like the sleek and powerful Coway Airmega that’s our top overall pick. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026 After freshening it up for its journey across the world, the video cuts to a phone call with Blue's lawyer, who reveals the good news that her ban from the country has been lifted. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 Created by Hank Green and Bernie Su and starring Ashley Clements as Lizzie Bennet, this series adaptation stays true to the original while freshening the storylines and reimagining some of the relationships. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025 After all, gum is the ultimate multitasker – freshening breath, calming nerves and even sharpening focus. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025

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DeStefano kicked into a quasi-rock groove on acoustic guitar, and the guys launched into a chorus about shaking off uncontrollable hassles and restoring positivity.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
The two presidential candidates offer different solutions for restoring credibility.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

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Bahrain is reviving an old F1 tradition by joining Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourg as countries which were the official hosts of F1 races actually taking place elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The full cycle of forming a spore and then reviving it came to nearly 10 billion ATP molecules, one of the most expensive things a bacterium ever does.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviving

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As advertising platforms make decisions in real time, organizations refreshing creative on quarterly schedules will spend more of their budget reacting to changes the platform has already made instead of keeping pace with them.

— Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Washing according to our scalp's needs, using fewer products, and refreshing the hair between washes are not gender-specific habits, either.

— Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of refreshing

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Simulations recreating the earliest era of the solar system show that terrestrial planets, such as Earth, should form within the first few hundred million years.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
So the White House Historical Association set about recreating the Oval Office, opening the exhibit in September 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreating

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For Thorpe, renewing this proposition of difference doesn’t necessarily mean more athletes, but more compelling athletes stories instead, where the players have influence and creative input — not just a standard sponsorship.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
David Fincher isn’t renewing his pact at Netflix after his deal at the streamer expires next year.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of renewing

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Marshall Dalton lived in his dream home with his wife and two children, where the couple was in the process of renovating their basement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
If your tenants are long-term and reliable, speak with them about their needs and preferences and go from there—sometimes repairing rather than renovating can help preserve goodwill and minimize disruption.

— Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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