as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
got one of those newfangled espresso makers
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Recent Examples of newfangled
The Delaney clause is part of a 1958 federal law that expanded the FDA’s regulatory authority over newfangled food additives developed during World War II that were making their way into consumer products, Winters said.
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The newfangled tiny church of the holy recycler that sets up shop in a strip mall in Cambridge is the same — in the eyes of the law — as the behemoth religions of Judaism, and Christianity.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The device was unlike anything that had come before, and showed us a novel vision of how these newfangled AI agents would fit into our lives.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
Sometimes newfangled technology seems to enter into the nature of the writing itself.
—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The newfangled tiny church of the holy recycler that sets up shop in a strip mall in Cambridge is the same — in the eyes of the law — as the behemoth religions of Judaism, and Christianity.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The device was unlike anything that had come before, and showed us a novel vision of how these newfangled AI agents would fit into our lives.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
Sometimes newfangled technology seems to enter into the nature of the writing itself.
—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newfangled
Adjective
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The curved, low-profile silhouette creates a modern spin on the otherwise classic design, while the chair’s high-density foam filling offers superior support.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Most of the modern canal network originally dates to pre-Hispanic times, more than 1400 years ago.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Israeli government shut down the supply of food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza ahead of the offensive, in a bid to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages and impose new conditions on the extension of the ceasefire.—
Tim Lister and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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That's nothing new from Brown; the Tony-winning composer writes the kind of music that moves, endears, tickles, and entertains.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Few gallerists in the contemporary design sphere have the singular vision of Nina Yashar, 67.—
Laura May Todd,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Essentially the point is that strategies must evolve beyond historical approaches not suited for contemporary events.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Newfangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newfangled. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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