as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
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Recent Examples of newfangled
Trump plainly smells money in this newfangled scheme.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The competition committee’s newfangled approach to the kickoff was put in place to encourage more returns.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
The British designer forged a newfangled take on a direct-to-consumer fashion brand: launching all the main product categories at once, but producing them in limited quantities in order to sidestep overproduction, one of the biggest blights on the fashion industry.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
Complementing the newfangled all-wheel-drive configuration were ABS brakes, a huge technological advance at the time and used in practically every vehicle made today.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The competition committee’s newfangled approach to the kickoff was put in place to encourage more returns.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
The British designer forged a newfangled take on a direct-to-consumer fashion brand: launching all the main product categories at once, but producing them in limited quantities in order to sidestep overproduction, one of the biggest blights on the fashion industry.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
Complementing the newfangled all-wheel-drive configuration were ABS brakes, a huge technological advance at the time and used in practically every vehicle made today.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newfangled
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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What was once a niche for ultra-cheap laptops for students has expanded radically as Chrome OS becomes more powerful and versatile, and modern Chromebooks are faster and more capable than ever before while still being hundreds of dollars cheaper than the competition.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday morning, new evacuations were ordered for areas of Santa Paula and Bardsdale, along the Santa Clara River, and up to the west edge of Moorpark.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Ravens unveiling new uniforms NBC News Copied Share Lamar Jackson has found success vs. Bengals NBC News Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is 9-1 against the Bengals in his career.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The film tells the story of Manish Chauhan, who was tutored by an Israeli dance instructor and went on to perform with a contemporary company in New York.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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To prevent future crises, world leaders are trying to even out the balance sheet… Integrating the Americas: FTAA and Beyond; Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond Free trade agreements are the contemporary equivalent of security alliances.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Newfangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newfangled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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