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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Ocasio-Cortez quickly became a national figure after her 2018 primary victory against former Representative Joe Crowley and has become a champion of progressive causes including Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Guests can meet the growers and winemakers and do the old-fashioned grape stomp serenaded by the music of Papa Joe & The New Deal.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1935, most of the land was sold to the federal government as part of the New Deal’s Greendale Project, according to the National Register.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of these measures are reminiscent of the New Deal, when the federal government actively invested in the economy.
—Sadek Wahba, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Guests can meet the growers and winemakers and do the old-fashioned grape stomp serenaded by the music of Papa Joe & The New Deal.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1935, most of the land was sold to the federal government as part of the New Deal’s Greendale Project, according to the National Register.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of these measures are reminiscent of the New Deal, when the federal government actively invested in the economy.
—Sadek Wahba, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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