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

Examples of New Year in a Sentence

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The first four episodes premiere over Thanksgiving, the next three at Christmas and the finale on New Year’s Eve. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 There are clips from Last Week Tonight but also clips from classic David Letterman episodes, baseball games from the 1970s, gamers playing Fortnite and New Year’s Eve ball drops from 1956. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 Health officials recommend people get vaccinated by the end of October before the holiday season — think Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's — arrives. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 Panahi followed suit with his first feature-length film, The White Balloon, using a pair of siblings trying to find a goldfish for their Nowruz, or New Year, celebration to dramatize economic hardship. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for New Year

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of New Year was in the 13th century

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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

New Year

noun
1
: new year's day
also : the first days of the year
2
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