new wave
noun
often capitalized N&W
1
: a cinematic movement that is characterized by improvisation, abstraction, and subjective symbolism and that often makes use of experimental photographic techniques
2
: a new movement in a particular field
3
: popular music less raw than punk rock and typically including unconventional melodies, exaggerated beats, and quirky lyrics
4
: dernier cri
especially
: fashion that is strikingly outrageous
Examples of new wave in a Sentence
people who listened to punk, New Wave, or disco
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The company is likely to cut prices to clear its warehouses of old products, for example, and open space for a new wave of innovation.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The outdated perception that older women are less innovative or capable is increasingly being dismantled by a new wave of female entrepreneurs over 50 who are redefining success.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
With a decreasing winter snowpack, which leaves tree roots more vulnerable to cold, plus a new wave of forest pests that have migrated with warmer temperatures, the Northeast has unusually high levels of dead wood in its forest, experts here say.
—Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Here’s how to prepare your managers for a new wave of pay transparency laws
BYBrit Morse
December 6, 2024
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Twilio’s CEO is the company’s former CFO.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The outdated perception that older women are less innovative or capable is increasingly being dismantled by a new wave of female entrepreneurs over 50 who are redefining success.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
With a decreasing winter snowpack, which leaves tree roots more vulnerable to cold, plus a new wave of forest pests that have migrated with warmer temperatures, the Northeast has unusually high levels of dead wood in its forest, experts here say.
—Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Here’s how to prepare your managers for a new wave of pay transparency laws
BYBrit Morse
December 6, 2024
8 hours ago
Twilio’s CEO is the company’s former CFO.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2024
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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