refresh
verb (used with object)
to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
are refreshing
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present progressiveof refresh.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Of course the playwright has prepared the way, but the wayward emotions emanating from these inwardly glowing performances are refreshing in work that has the crisp, circumscribed elegance of a mathematical proof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
While the heroes in “A God-Shaped Nation” are refreshing in their diversity, the boogeymen are all too familiar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
They are refreshing, can show floral notes depending on the blend, and the light bubbles cut through any interference that may come from the asparagus.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
I can’t say these new colors go so far as to make a good thing better, as they’re functionally the same, but they are refreshing enough to make them feel somehow improved.
From The Verge ● Jun. 19, 2022
Your boldness and impudence are refreshing after the craven spirits which have appeared before me in the past.
From Glen of the High North by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
