brave new world
noun
: a future world, situation, or development
also
: a recent development or recently changed situation
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The company was slow to enter the brave new world of computer technology.
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Navigating this brave new world of tipping can be difficult.
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Chris Talgo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
What are the benefits (many) and drawbacks (a few) of this brave new world?
—Sharon Devivo, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
In the final moments, Molly lurches forward into this brave new world, with nothing but the overalls on her back and her best friend who can barely start her car.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Chris Talgo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
What are the benefits (many) and drawbacks (a few) of this brave new world?
—Sharon Devivo, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
In the final moments, Molly lurches forward into this brave new world, with nothing but the overalls on her back and her best friend who can barely start her car.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for brave new world
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“Brave new world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brave%20new%20world. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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