brand-new

adjective

Synonyms of brand-newnext
: 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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On Flight 12, however, the company planed to return Super Heavy a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico rather than risk a recovery mishap that could damage the pad on the first flight of brand-new hardware. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 May 2026 On the same morning of the first community day kicks off, the ski resort will run the brand-new Lemurian Ascent Trail Run. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026 The upcoming Starship test flight will mark the first liftoff from a brand-new launch pad at Starbase, Texas, the 1-year-old city encompassing SpaceX’s South Texas test site near the US-Mexico border. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026 Blue Man Group is back in its Orlando groove, performing trademark antics and mixing in new, fresh-as-today’s-headlines routines in its brand-new theater. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for brand-new

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

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

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“Brand-new.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-new. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

brand-new

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

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