(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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Sometimes, the team discovers wholly new treasures — or at least films as good as new to anyone now living.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 7 May 2025
But for Rimowa, lasting does not mean looking as good as new.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Ben Croll, Variety, 7 May 2025
But for Rimowa, lasting does not mean looking as good as new.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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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 7 Jun. 2025.
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