brave new world

noun

: a future world, situation, or development
also : a recent development or recently changed situation

Examples of brave new world in a Sentence

The company was slow to enter the brave new world of computer technology.
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Navigating a new era The coaches have managed to navigate a brave new world of the transfer portal and name, image and likeness compensation in college sports, keeping their best players with proper packages while bringing in others with robust support from alumni and administrators. Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Time will tell whether this type of architecture, which has analogous elements to the functional centers of the human brain and their interplay, will help put us on a better path to a brave new world of amplified human intelligence. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 Moving amongst different screens-computer, phone, and i-pad–became a sophisticated and engaging way of making new squiggles together in this brave new world of tech. Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025 From the darling of Cupertino and the glory of taking the first step into a brave new world to a late-arriving afterthought, Apple’s MacBook Air has seen the highs and lows of the technology rollercoaster since 2020. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for brave new world

Word History

Etymology

from the dystopian novel Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brave new world was in 1933

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“Brave new world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brave%20new%20world. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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