refresh
verb (used with object)
to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
has been refreshing
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present perfect progressiveof refresh (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The retailer has been refreshing its product assortment, lowering prices on some items and rejiggering its store layouts as part of a sweeping plan aimed at reversing years of sluggish quarterly sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The tender queer romance depicted in “Heated Rivalry” has been refreshing for viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026
It has been refreshing and all the coaching staff have been positive.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
Pederson’s path has been refreshing for a franchise that has four wins in the past two seasons combined.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Of course it's magnanimous in me to say so, but I owe her no grudge; on the contrary, it has been refreshing to see, in this nineteenth century, a girl so frankly in love.
From East Angels by Constance Fenimore Woolson
