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 New York Yankees have started a new wave in Major League Baseball.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The franchise has seen a new wave of popularity with Cobra Kai, which premiered on YouTube Red in May 2018 before shifting to Netflix.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the escalating trade tensions are creating a new wave of uncertainty for the U.S. industrial real estate sector that was already suffering from oversupply and the slowing of momentum in leasing activity.
—Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
While there’s still a time and a place for layering a few paperclip chain necklaces, some of us have been waiting for a new wave of fun and flashy designs to retake center stage.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The franchise has seen a new wave of popularity with Cobra Kai, which premiered on YouTube Red in May 2018 before shifting to Netflix.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the escalating trade tensions are creating a new wave of uncertainty for the U.S. industrial real estate sector that was already suffering from oversupply and the slowing of momentum in leasing activity.
—Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
While there’s still a time and a place for layering a few paperclip chain necklaces, some of us have been waiting for a new wave of fun and flashy designs to retake center stage.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for new wave
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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