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
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.
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Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
With the Sydney defeat ending India's World Test Championship hopes, India should shrug aside sentimentality, even to Kohli who has almost transcended cricket due to his sheer fame and influence, and start afresh before the next cycle begins with a tough five-match away series against England.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Denial itself, needless to say, can be a driving force, and the frowning shrinks might point to the roiling energies of an Auerbach painting, and to his obsessive habit of scraping away the remains of a day’s brushwork and beginning afresh on the morrow.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Figures at Real believe United have a unique opportunity to start afresh on the same patch of land.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
With the Sydney defeat ending India's World Test Championship hopes, India should shrug aside sentimentality, even to Kohli who has almost transcended cricket due to his sheer fame and influence, and start afresh before the next cycle begins with a tough five-match away series against England.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Denial itself, needless to say, can be a driving force, and the frowning shrinks might point to the roiling energies of an Auerbach painting, and to his obsessive habit of scraping away the remains of a day’s brushwork and beginning afresh on the morrow.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Figures at Real believe United have a unique opportunity to start afresh on the same patch of land.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afresh
Adverb
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Excitement around the conclusion of her global concert tour and her return to the United Kingdom helps the Grammy winner soar on the charts in that country once again.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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As of this writing, NASA has not provided any details on when and where the reports will be available again or if the new assessment will proceed.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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As the first major heat wave of 2025 bakes the Northeast, South, and Midwest, nearly 150 million Americans are discovering that fact anew.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
25 June 2025
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When Bruegel babbled on anew about the methane, Negan filled him with the much-ballyhooed gas, then lit him on fire from the inside out.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
22 June 2025
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“Afresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afresh. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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