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title: 'Understand the difference between `fresh()` and `refresh()`. One returns a *fresh* new instance, while the other *refreshes* an existing instance'
tweet_id: '1509994020109316096'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-13
author_username: mattkingshott
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created_at: 2022-04-01T20:40:03+00:00
slug: understand-the-difference-between-fresh-and-refresh-one-returns-a-fresh-new-instance-while-the-other-refreshes-an-existing-instance
---
🔥 #Laravel Tip: Ever wondered what the differences are between an Eloquent model’s ‘fresh()’ and ‘refresh()’ methods? Let’s see what each of them do with this little cheatsheet.