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afresh

American  
[uh-fresh] / əˈfrɛʃ /

adverb

  1. anew; once more; again.

    to start afresh.
afresh British  
/ əˈfrɛʃ /

adverb

  1. once more; once again; anew

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Etymology

Origin of afresh

First recorded in 1500–10; a- 2 + fresh

Example Sentences

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The Villa Stuck reopened to the public in October following a $16 million renovation—the first in 20 years—that allows visitors to appreciate the artist’s gutsy genius afresh.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think you are right to look at moving to a new home and starting afresh.

From MarketWatch

It is the only Slam missing from his resume and the 22-year-old will start afresh with a new coach after his shock split from Juan Carlos Ferrero, who mentored him since he was 15.

From Barron's

She wept afresh, with joy this time, and embraced her husband once more.

From Literature

But the lady had endless trouble deciding what to say; she kept starting and stopping and rewording what Penelope had already written down, until page after page was ruined and had to be copied afresh.

From Literature

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