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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Lively followed up the complaint with a formal lawsuit on New Year's Eve.
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Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The Lunar New Year slate has also set a new Imax record, with total earnings reaching $121 million through Sunday, nearly double the previous holiday Imax record of $66 million set in 2023.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
This includes New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Monaghan mentioned that the cast went to the famous Full Moon Party held on the island of Koh Phangan on their own time, but the show will feature another special celebration, Songkran, Thailand’s New Year festival held annually in April.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The Lunar New Year slate has also set a new Imax record, with total earnings reaching $121 million through Sunday, nearly double the previous holiday Imax record of $66 million set in 2023.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
This includes New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Monaghan mentioned that the cast went to the famous Full Moon Party held on the island of Koh Phangan on their own time, but the show will feature another special celebration, Songkran, Thailand’s New Year festival held annually in April.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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