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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Swift and Styles set tongues wagging after they were spotted by paparazzi strolling together in November 2012, and things seemed even more heated after they were photographed sharing some New Year’s Eve smooches the following month.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things premieres on Netflix on November 26 and will be released in stages through New Year’s Eve.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
First thing on New Year’s Day, Lynch posted the video on TikTok and then promptly put away her phone, vowing not to look at the post.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
For Christmas and New Year’s, the trending destinations are Fort Lauderdale, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Kahului and Honolulu, Hawai’i.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things premieres on Netflix on November 26 and will be released in stages through New Year’s Eve.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
First thing on New Year’s Day, Lynch posted the video on TikTok and then promptly put away her phone, vowing not to look at the post.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
For Christmas and New Year’s, the trending destinations are Fort Lauderdale, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Kahului and Honolulu, Hawai’i.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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