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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This is the last year of the series, which was funded for just a few years and has achieved its goal of helping people get out to cultural events in Hartford again.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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The 22-year-old right-hander hit triple digits again an inning later and at least 99 mph a total of 11 times.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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