brand-new

adjective

: conspicuously new and unused
also : recently introduced
a brand-new executive officer

Examples of brand-new in a Sentence

his car is so well cared for that three years later it still looks brand-new a brand-new disk still in its original packaging
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Unlike many professional sports stadiums that pipe audio of the game broadcast into restroom speakers, Intuit Dome, the brand-new home of the Los Angeles Clippers, plays a different soundtrack for fans using its more than 1,100 touchless toilets and urinals: pop music. Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024 The kitchen has brand-new stainless-steel appliances, but the cabinets are begging to be changed out. Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024 The Hamptons often makes headlines for its splashy, brand-new mansions with Himalayan salt rooms and bowling alleys in the basements, but some of the South Fork’s most impressive and coveted properties are much simpler, more free-spirited, and happily rooted in the past. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024 As a low-cost airline, Breeze offers value fares but with enhanced amenities on its brand-new Airbus A220 fleet. Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brand-new 

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brand-new was circa 1570

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“Brand-new.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-new. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

brand-new

adjective
ˈbran-ˈn(y)ü
: completely new and unused

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