as in again
yet another time
junked what he had written and began the essay anew
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Recent Examples of anew
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.
—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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anew
again
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Reese struggled again, scoring six points on 2-for-6 shooting.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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As Trump’s top second-term legislative priority remained in limbo, the courts once again were a thorn in his side on what to him may be his most important policy objective of all: his big, beautiful tariffs.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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