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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Christmas and New Year are celebrated with great enthusiasm here, with significant budgets allocated to transform December into a joyous festival.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Could Southern California’s high fire threat linger into the New Year?
11 L.A. bakeries with delicious cookies for the holiday season.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In the early hours of New Year's Day 2021 in Canton, Georgia, Morgan Metzer was awakened to a terrifying sight.
—Michael Loftus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Crab doesn't replace turkey or ham on those days but is instead often a separate family occasion, sometimes on New Year's Eve and sometimes whenever everyone can get together.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Could Southern California’s high fire threat linger into the New Year?
11 L.A. bakeries with delicious cookies for the holiday season.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In the early hours of New Year's Day 2021 in Canton, Georgia, Morgan Metzer was awakened to a terrifying sight.
—Michael Loftus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Crab doesn't replace turkey or ham on those days but is instead often a separate family occasion, sometimes on New Year's Eve and sometimes whenever everyone can get together.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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