brand-new

adjective

: conspicuously new and unused
also : recently introduced
a brand-new executive officer

Examples of brand-new in a Sentence

his car is so well cared for that three years later it still looks brand-new a brand-new disk still in its original packaging
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Ford agreed, and a brand-new 1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra Roadster, chassis No. CSX3009, was supplied by Shelby American in Wimbledon White. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024 In doing this, Burrow has set a brand-new Bengals franchise record. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 Who wouldn’t want to get a brand-new Apple iPhone as a present this holiday season? Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 On the second week of December, my newsletter recommended to me … four brand-new shows, three movies in theaters, two socialites, and a Charlie Brown special on Apple TV. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brand-new 

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brand-new was circa 1570

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“Brand-new.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-new. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

brand-new

adjective
ˈbran-ˈn(y)ü
: completely new and unused

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