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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On a practical level, November and December are two of the most popular entertaining months of the year, with Thanksgiving dinners, holiday cocktail parties, and New Year’s Eve soirées.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
The breakout duo also performed for the first time on NHK’s Kohaku Uta Gassen, the prestigious annual New Year’s Eve live music extravaganza.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve in 1944, German forces launched a major offensive in the mountains of Alsace-Lorraine, France, surging over Allied defenses along the border of France and Germany, U.S. officials said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
But, when does Spotify start tracking for Spotify Wrapped?
3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
The breakout duo also performed for the first time on NHK’s Kohaku Uta Gassen, the prestigious annual New Year’s Eve live music extravaganza.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve in 1944, German forces launched a major offensive in the mountains of Alsace-Lorraine, France, surging over Allied defenses along the border of France and Germany, U.S. officials said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
But, when does Spotify start tracking for Spotify Wrapped?
3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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