(as) good as new
idiom
: in very good condition : like something that has recently been made
He painted the bicycle, and now it's as good as new.
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Smith, who is a private pilot, and her husband, who works in aircraft maintenance, knew that the life vests were discarded after some of their components expired, while the material of the vest itself, having been stored in an airtight bag in the dark, was still as good as new.
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Your brushes will be as good as new after gently rubbing off makeup residue on a tissue.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
After two full years of use that ranges from a few times a month to multiple times a week, the Shark FlexStyle remains almost good as new.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
But the Erewhon at Palisades Village appears good as new.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Your brushes will be as good as new after gently rubbing off makeup residue on a tissue.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
After two full years of use that ranges from a few times a month to multiple times a week, the Shark FlexStyle remains almost good as new.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
But the Erewhon at Palisades Village appears good as new.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for (as) good as new
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“(as) good as new.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20good%20as%20new. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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