New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
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The one night guaranteed not to be busy is New Year's Eve.
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Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Bows & Ribbons These add a feminine touch to a velvet outfit or shimmery sequin dress on New Year’s Eve.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
To plan for the particularly challenging festive fixture calendar, Manchester United staff began producing an analysis of every team’s game sequencing over Christmas and New Year.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Wishing all of my Forbes readers a beautiful holiday and all the best for the New Year.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Bows & Ribbons These add a feminine touch to a velvet outfit or shimmery sequin dress on New Year’s Eve.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
To plan for the particularly challenging festive fixture calendar, Manchester United staff began producing an analysis of every team’s game sequencing over Christmas and New Year.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Wishing all of my Forbes readers a beautiful holiday and all the best for the New Year.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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