freshened 1 of 2

adjective

as in refreshed
made or become fresh in spirits or vigor the team came back from the locker room freshened and ready for the rest of the game

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freshened

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verb

past tense of freshen
as in restored
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 freshened
Verb
The Tucson was substantially freshened for 2025 so 2026 is largely a carryover year. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The appearance of a stale passing game could always be freshened, sure, but even that’s rooted in what is more obviously a stale running game. — Sam McDowell 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 The video features footage from a year-old news conference, except that Tkachuk’s words are freshened through AI. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Even decorative throw pillows can be freshened by vacuuming away dust and cleaning the covers. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026 Black clothes can be freshened with a clothes steamer or fabric spray between wearings. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshened
  1. refreshed
  2. restored
  3. revived
  4. renewed
  5. recreated
  6. renovated
Adjective
  • Now in their second generation, the Bose QC Headphones have received a refreshed industrial design with new and modern styling.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The refreshed schedule on Love’s page shows 11 concerts slated for this fall or next year.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of refreshed
Verb
  • Coming nine years after the space shuttle program’s close, their 2020 test flight to the International Space Station restored America’s ability to launch crews from home soil.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And for anyone who would rather opt out of all this entirely, Philip Johnson’s first residential commission is being restored in Bedford and will soon be looking for a very architecturally literate new owner!
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of restored
Adjective
  • As a result of the investment, the company moved the production of the Dakota to an assembly plant in Toledo and granted Belvidere the Jeep Compass and the revived Cherokee.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The revived Taste of Minnesota returns to downtown Minneapolis for the fourth year on Friday and Saturday.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 July 2026
Definition of revived
Verb
  • The fatal crash has renewed calls for safety improvements along the stretch of Third Avenue that has seen multiple deadly crashes over the years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Green points to renewed tariffs and the war in Iran as factors that could keep inflation high and make lower mortgage rates harder to forecast.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of renewed
Verb
  • Adrià and the El Bulli Foundation were directly involved in the production, which recreated more than 70 original dishes for filming with former members of El Bulli’s kitchen team, including Eduard Bosch and Marc Cuspinera.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators shared a drawing with the public that recreated what the victim most likely looked like but got no hits.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreated
Verb
  • At the Ed Sullivan, renovated twice in the past three decades, most of that work has surely been done already.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Molly Berry, the founder of the Luna Zorro textile brand, recently renovated a two-room guesthouse in the heart of Antigua, Guatemala, with textiles handwoven by artisan partners and locally made ceramics, lighting, and woodwork.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of renovated

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“Freshened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshened. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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