1
: for an additional time : again
begin anew
2
: in a new or different form
a story told anew on film
Examples of anew in a Sentence
He demonstrated anew that he's not a good leader.
These problems must be dealt with anew.
The process begins anew each spring.
The poem has been translated anew for this new book.
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The bond these women form becomes a strange, hallucinatory routine as Laura starts life anew after the car accident seems to have spared her, though violently, from an unfulfilling relationship with her boyfriend.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Despite being long needed, the decision to shut things down and start anew was not an easy one.
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Now the clock ticks anew with Aug. 14 as the new date to watch — also the end of the three-month freeze — when fashion and footwear firms need to get their goods on the water for the fall and holiday selling seasons.
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The Cold War is long over, but the battle over fluoridation has raged anew in recent years.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Despite being long needed, the decision to shut things down and start anew was not an easy one.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Now the clock ticks anew with Aug. 14 as the new date to watch — also the end of the three-month freeze — when fashion and footwear firms need to get their goods on the water for the fall and holiday selling seasons.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
The Cold War is long over, but the battle over fluoridation has raged anew in recent years.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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“Anew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anew. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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anew
adverb1
: over again : for another time
begin anew
2
: in a new or different form
a story told anew as a movie
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