Meaning & use
once again
One more time; anew, referring to something happening again after it happened before.
See it in a sentence
Once again, the train arrived nearly twenty minutes late this morning.
She proved once again that she was the strongest swimmer on the team.
A note on using this word
Once again often adds emphasis of frustration or admiration to a repeated event, more than the plainer word 'again.'
Words with a similar meaning
anew
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