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
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In all the conversations in the media empowering workers to own their own lives and careers, one topic appears time and again: work-life balance and the dream of having it all.—
Joelle Jay,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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“Anew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anew. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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