refreshing
Americanadjective
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having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc..
a refreshing nap.
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pleasingly fresh or different.
a refreshing lack of pretense.
Other Word Forms
- refreshingly adverb
- refreshingness noun
- unrefreshing adjective
- unrefreshingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of refreshing
Example Sentences
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By then, writing stories about Laker conflicts was a refreshing respite from dealing with fire hassles.
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Though it’s been out for two years already, Li’s account of the early years of computer vision and deep learning is a refreshing break from the LLM-centric discourse dominating many discussions of AI.
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Yet when I matched with Graham on an app last February, the transparency was refreshing.
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The taste: We found it sweet and tropical-tasting, slightly viscous but surprisingly refreshing.
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After one recent karaoke night, 14-year-old Lauren said, “We sang the whole ‘Wicked’ soundtrack; it was really fun and so refreshing.
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