again

[uh-gen, uh-geyn] / əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn /

ADVERB

another time; repeated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anew over repeatedly

WEAK

afresh anon bis by and by come again encore freshly newly once more one more time over and over recurrently reiteratively

ADVERB

in addition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also further then

WEAK

additionally besides furthermore moreover on the contrary on the other hand

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A flesh-eating parasitic fly is once again threatening the nation’s livestock, after being eradicated from the U.S. six decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The industrial economy is just starting to grow again, after a brutal three-plus-year post-Covid recession.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet Lopez once again beat back her well-funded opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

A year later, his daughter stopped taking the hormone after it "didn't make her happy" and is now living as a girl again.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

By the time Dr. Harlow finds Phineas again, he is too late.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

again

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