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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Ina Garten is back on Food Network with a brand-new season of her cooking show, Be My Guest With Ina Garten, which premieres on April 11. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026 State-of-the-art player facilities debut This year, Augusta National unveiled its brand-new Player Services Building—a state-of-the-art facility featuring modern fitness and physio areas, luxurious locker rooms, and an upper-level dining room where players and their families can gather. Sam Crenshaw, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 And yet Mercedes-Benz was excited to sponsor a brand-new property in 2019—to some brands, maybe a risk. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026 Even Dodge is too busy selling more-profitable SUVs to rush the Hemi into its brand-new Charger sedan. Byron Hurd, The Drive, 8 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

brand-new

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

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