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
The air is being cleared, and people are breathing it afresh.
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Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
England's all-time top scorer, Harry Kane, finally ended his hunt for major silverware last term and starts afresh, hoping to take Die Roten to more plunder this term.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
There is no turning back once an affair is exposed, and scorched earth offers them a chance to start afresh.
—Lisa Oake, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Manager Shayla Young said Trung (her father) wanted to start afresh.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
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Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
England's all-time top scorer, Harry Kane, finally ended his hunt for major silverware last term and starts afresh, hoping to take Die Roten to more plunder this term.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
There is no turning back once an affair is exposed, and scorched earth offers them a chance to start afresh.
—Lisa Oake, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Manager Shayla Young said Trung (her father) wanted to start afresh.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afresh
Adverb
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Davis Martin and relievers Sean Newcomb and Jordan Hicks made sure that didn’t happen again on Monday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Something else has to provide or something will give way again.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a growing consensus that the family needs to start anew with a clean slate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Afresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afresh. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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