freshen
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Next up: a spa-wide renovation to freshen up existing areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
When I’m ready to freshen up my fridge, I tend to work up a loose step ladder depending on my energy and the kind of week I’m having.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2026
After giving a number of key players some form of a rest in the 3-2 win against Qarabag on Tuesday, Howe made six changes to freshen up his side.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Other costs like hiring a painter to freshen up the kitchen or fixing the shower head would be under your purview.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
Because it never rained, nothing was ever dry; and because nothing was dry, nothing had a chance to freshen.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
"It's like a new team coming together. When you get new coaching staff and different ideas, it feels like everyone freshens up and starts from scratch," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
All are presented in a way that freshens even what you know, or think you do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
I find they sometimes pick up odors, but a thorough wash in cool water and mild soap, followed by a thorough air dry freshens them.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
Chopped fresh parsley or cilantro freshens the soup, and a drizzle of pomegranate molasses adds a tart sweetness that balances the richness of the meat.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
I have been green, too, Miss Eyre,—ay, grass green: not a more vernal tint freshens you now than once freshened me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Guardiola freshened up the squad last summer by off-loading experienced stars including Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker and Ederson.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The third channel promises to be a mixed bag of the freshened and familiar, today’s icons and tomorrow’s sentimental favorites, with the mix heavily tilted toward combustion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
This influx of freshwater freshened the surface ocean, strengthening vertical stratification and preventing cold surface water from mixing downward.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025
Block has freshened up its product offerings enough to drive its best growth in over two years on a key metric, but that wasn’t enough to lift its stock in Thursday’s extended session.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
In the night as the wind freshened to a gale they took down both sail and mast, and the next day, all day, they rowed.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Salonen found renewal not from the desperation of rethinking but from freshening, illuminating the perception of exceptional young musicians first encountering greatness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The result is the cooling and freshening that researchers observe south of Greenland.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2025
That could mean freshening up your decorating or perhaps tackling a larger project like redoing a bathroom or kitchen.
From Slate ● May 6, 2024
Like the bees progressing from bud to bud and the extra zippy birds darting through the trees, I too go busily about with my own spring rituals of freshening things up and airing things out.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
The moon slipped behind a rolling gray carpet of clouds, and the freshening gusts smelled wet.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
