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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But more delays resulted when their replacements’ brand-new capsule needed extensive battery repairs. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025 To be fair, the Chargers just moved into a brand-new training facility during the 2024 offseason in El Segundo, California. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 Young Thug and Future are among the many artists featured on the brand-new Playboi Carti album, Music. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025 That means the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr and all iPhones after that, including the iPhone SE in both its second- and third-generation models right up to the brand-new iOS 16e. David Phelan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 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 23 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

brand-new

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

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