New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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Much of the fire infrastructure that exists today was built during the New Deal, including fire lookouts and thousands of miles of firebreaks, many of which have been ill-maintained due to continued lack of funding.
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River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
With inclusion as a core library value, the New Deal era introduced new modes of community outreach.
—Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025
Selgin challenges the hypothesis that New Deal policies helped stimulate recovery from the Depression.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
This open-air amphitheater was built in 1936 as a New Deal project of the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
With inclusion as a core library value, the New Deal era introduced new modes of community outreach.
—Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025
Selgin challenges the hypothesis that New Deal policies helped stimulate recovery from the Depression.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
This open-air amphitheater was built in 1936 as a New Deal project of the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for New Deal
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“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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