new wave
noun
often capitalized N&W
1
: a cinematic movement that is characterized by improvisation, abstraction, and subjective symbolism and that often makes use of experimental photographic techniques
2
: a new movement in a particular field
3
: popular music less raw than punk rock and typically including unconventional melodies, exaggerated beats, and quirky lyrics
4
: dernier cri
especially
: fashion that is strikingly outrageous
Examples of new wave in a Sentence
people who listened to punk, New Wave, or disco
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But in the mid-1800s, pastry change commenced through a bakers’ strike, spurring a shortage of workers in Copenhagen and ushering in a new wave of Austrian bakers.
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Carinne Geil Botta, Vogue, 31 July 2025
Led by high-profile moves from companies like Strategy—and now echoed by a new wave of corporate acquisition vehicles—bitcoin is no longer just a bet on the future.
—Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
In the circumstances, Israel appears to be courting a new wave of terrorist attacks, maybe even a wider uprising.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
With every new wave of protest, every strike, and every act of civil disobedience, the regime's response is not reform, but repression.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Carinne Geil Botta, Vogue, 31 July 2025
Led by high-profile moves from companies like Strategy—and now echoed by a new wave of corporate acquisition vehicles—bitcoin is no longer just a bet on the future.
—Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
In the circumstances, Israel appears to be courting a new wave of terrorist attacks, maybe even a wider uprising.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
With every new wave of protest, every strike, and every act of civil disobedience, the regime's response is not reform, but repression.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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