New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
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Broder passed away on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Carlson's speech came less than a day before Rosh Hashanah, regarded as the Jewish New Year and one of the holiest of days for the Jewish people.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
On New Year's Eve in 1974, the former couple officially joined Fleetwood Mac, with their later split coinciding with the band's rise to fame amid the release of their album Rumours.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Two and a half weeks before the start of the Jewish New Year, Congregation Shaare Zion in Brooklyn sent out a letter to its congregants with an unprecedented request.
—Sarah Ventre, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Carlson's speech came less than a day before Rosh Hashanah, regarded as the Jewish New Year and one of the holiest of days for the Jewish people.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
On New Year's Eve in 1974, the former couple officially joined Fleetwood Mac, with their later split coinciding with the band's rise to fame amid the release of their album Rumours.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Two and a half weeks before the start of the Jewish New Year, Congregation Shaare Zion in Brooklyn sent out a letter to its congregants with an unprecedented request.
—Sarah Ventre, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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