New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
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Now the supernatural coming-of-age drama, which wrapped its five-season run on New Year’s Eve, also has become Netflix’s first show with a presence at the Smithsonian.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2026
The fifth and final season of Netflix’s monster hit was released in three parts, with the series finale arriving on New Year’s Eve.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Swygert was arrested for the New Year’s morning shooting that October, 10 months after the murder, officials said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
John Travolta proposed to Kelly Preston on New Year's Eve in 1990.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 22 May 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2026
The fifth and final season of Netflix’s monster hit was released in three parts, with the series finale arriving on New Year’s Eve.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Swygert was arrested for the New Year’s morning shooting that October, 10 months after the murder, officials said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
John Travolta proposed to Kelly Preston on New Year's Eve in 1990.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 22 May 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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