as in again
yet another time
the applause broke out afresh when the band reappeared on stage for an encore
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Recent Examples of afresh
The big question for Chelsea’s new owners is whether to stay at Stamford Bridge or look to start afresh on a new site, such as the nearby one where the Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre once stood.
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Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Producer Mary Parent said Villeneuve challenged every department to start afresh in the second film.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
First, there is now a major security issue in the U.S., with TikTok’s removal from app stores preventing users from updating their apps or installing it afresh.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
And the timing may provide an opportunity for Trudeau’s successor to start afresh with Trump and forge a relationship that is either stronger or, alternatively, to reassert a degree of Canadian resistance to Trump.
—Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Producer Mary Parent said Villeneuve challenged every department to start afresh in the second film.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
First, there is now a major security issue in the U.S., with TikTok’s removal from app stores preventing users from updating their apps or installing it afresh.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
And the timing may provide an opportunity for Trudeau’s successor to start afresh with Trump and forge a relationship that is either stronger or, alternatively, to reassert a degree of Canadian resistance to Trump.
—Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afresh
Adverb
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Help your bulbs store up nutrients for next year by fertilizing again after the flowers have finished blooming.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump again threatens to send Tomahawks to Ukraine The long-range missiles would allow Kyiv to conduct deep, long-range strikes into Russia.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yet when spring training rolls back around next year, the Yankees’ promise to fans will begin anew and recent shortcomings will be ignored.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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This whole system is backstopped by courts, which can order the process to begin anew if the new rule isn’t supported by the evidence created while the regulator was developing the record.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Afresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afresh. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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