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
Manager Shayla Young said Trung (her father) wanted to start afresh.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
The big question for Chelsea’s new owners is whether to stay at Stamford Bridge or look to start afresh on a new site, such as the nearby one where the Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre once stood.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Producer Mary Parent said Villeneuve challenged every department to start afresh in the second film.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
First, there is now a major security issue in the U.S., with TikTok’s removal from app stores preventing users from updating their apps or installing it afresh.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
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My late father tried to maintain that routine to renew our Egyptian residency permits annually out of fear Israel would expel us from our home again one day.—
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Temperatures across the central US rebound quickly on Tuesday, and most of the East warms up again on Wednesday.—
Adverb
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Only when Manderley burns down can the protagonists start anew.—
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There had been an influx of increasingly cataclysmal news out of Gaza, and Ben Hania made efforts to stay as informed as possible, but Hind’s innocent voice devastated her anew.—
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“Afresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afresh. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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