newfound
adjective
new·found
ˈnü-ˈfau̇nd 
: newly found
a newfound friend
enjoying her newfound fame
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He is enjoying his newfound freedom.
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The Galaxy games helped to establish a newfound sense of importance for game soundtracks even beyond their medium—wide-screen ambition was not just for Hollywood scores.
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Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026
By the time practice was done, there was some newfound confidence in the Wild locker room.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
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Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026
By the time practice was done, there was some newfound confidence in the Wild locker room.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
According to the site’s founder, Marile Borden, this branding opportunity reflected a newfound honesty among women about the frazzling demands of motherhood.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
In addition to Molyneux’s usual game design bluster, though, was a newfound enthusiasm for the idea of making money from simply playing a game.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for newfound
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“Newfound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newfound. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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