freshen
verb (used with object)
to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew.
have freshened
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present perfectof freshen.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kay and Mills are two of several DJs who have gravitated to the station from Radio 1 as bosses have freshened up the schedule.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
West Indies did not qualify for the Cricket World Cup and selectors have freshened up the playing personnel with uncapped batting all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford and seam bowler Matthew Forde brought in.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023
They have freshened it up in midfield of course, but I just think they will be stronger everywhere and hungry to get back to competing at the top of the table.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
Harris might at least have freshened up repeated cliches such as "the adrenalin was flowing" and "there was one final twist".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2010
They can hardly fail to have been stimulated by that display of every kind of artistic workmanship gleaming over the whole of life; they may in turn have freshened it with new motives.
From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Walter Pater
