afresh
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of afresh
Example Sentences
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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
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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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In that spirit, we asked players, pundits and even referees what football could look like if we ripped up the rulebook and started afresh.
From BBC
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