refreshened

verb

past tense of refreshen
as in restored
to bring back to a former condition or vigor refreshened the wilting flowers by cutting the stems again and putting them in a vase with water

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refreshened
  1. restored
  2. refreshed
  3. revived
  4. recreated
  5. renewed
  6. renovated
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
Verb
  • As revealed in a press release earlier this week, the Mac Mini and Mac Studio have been refreshed with the new M6 and M5 Ultra Apple Silicon chipsets.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of refreshed
Verb
  • Since returning to office, the president has revived calls to acquire Greenland, floated the idea of making Venezuela the 51st state and suggested the United States could one day claim control of the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The musical had been revived numerous times in New York and London, including in 2001 with the Broadway revival earning multiple Tony Award nominations including a nomination for revival of a musical.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of revived
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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