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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Concerned for Mia's safety, her family took her to Queen's Medical Centre in her hometown of Nottingham on New Year’s Eve.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The winner of that match earns an NXT Championship match at NXT New Year's Evil.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Those caloric excesses during the holidays often lead to New Year’s resolutions to get fit, which is why Planet Fitness (PLNT) also made this year’s holiday stock shopping list.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The series finale is, in fact, set to be released in movie theaters on New Year’s Eve, Netflix announced last month.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The winner of that match earns an NXT Championship match at NXT New Year's Evil.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Those caloric excesses during the holidays often lead to New Year’s resolutions to get fit, which is why Planet Fitness (PLNT) also made this year’s holiday stock shopping list.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The series finale is, in fact, set to be released in movie theaters on New Year’s Eve, Netflix announced last month.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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