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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshening

Verb

The utility’s outage listings Friday afternoon showed crews patrolling electrical lines in many affected communities, a step toward restoring power once conditions were considered safe.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Kast and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz plan to discuss trade and border security and sign mining and energy agreements, but restoring full diplomatic relations is not on the agenda.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

Verb

Westlock Village emerged from development purgatory to apply for building permits in late September, reviving a 4-year-old plan to bring 256 homes to the corner of State Street and Ulmer Lane in West Boise.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
Normalizing an extreme idea But the idea of reviving public executions has, in fact, been openly discussed in more mainstream right-wing circles, beyond the CREC.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviving

Verb

Coca-Cola is refreshing its beverage lineup with a series of new fruit flavors.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of refreshing

Verb

One critical component of getting the time and place to feel right was recreating the ’70s, rather than leaning on a corny pastiche or tired visual clichés.

— William Earl, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Yamaha was doing it in 1993 with the VL1, mathematically recreating the airflow, reeds, and resonances of saxophones and other acoustic instruments, while Line 6, among others, later applied the same broad idea to guitar amps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreating

Verb

AutoGov takes care of regular tasks like renewing licenses, paying bills, and booking routine health appointments.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Cable and telco giant Rogers Communications recently chose against renewing the broadcast of Saturday night National Hockey League games on the CBC, a Hockey Night in Canada tradition for the public broadcaster begun in 1952.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of renewing

Verb

Atrium is renovating an existing building with plans to bring critical services online in 2028 – 12 to 18 months sooner than would otherwise be possible.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
The East Colfax Community Collective, operating through a mixed-income neighborhood trust, plans to rebrand the complex and spend $10 million to $12 million renovating the structures.

— Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of renovating

Browse Nearby Words

freshened

freshening

freshens

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Freshening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshening. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of freshening

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes