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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In the East, that means obliterating the recent past and starting anew in pursuit of communist utopian dreams under the already alarmingly heavy hand of the Russians.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
But Vale was charged anew in the evolving racketeering case in Miami in 2024 — though that indictment was filed under seal — when he was accused of alien smuggling and kidnapping as part of the Cuban Mafia’s operations in Quintana Roo.
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may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Revisiting their collective story with Spitz’s guidance is like seeing a familiar portrait anew.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
But Vale was charged anew in the evolving racketeering case in Miami in 2024 — though that indictment was filed under seal — when he was accused of alien smuggling and kidnapping as part of the Cuban Mafia’s operations in Quintana Roo.
—Jay Weaver
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Revisiting their collective story with Spitz’s guidance is like seeing a familiar portrait anew.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
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“Anew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anew. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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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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