new wave
noun
variants
often New Wave
1
: a cinematic movement that is characterized by improvisation, abstraction, and subjective symbolism and that often makes use of experimental photographic techniques
2
: a new movement in a particular field
3
: popular music less raw than punk rock and typically including unconventional melodies, exaggerated beats, and quirky lyrics
4
: dernier cri
especially
: fashion that is strikingly outrageous
Examples of new wave in a Sentence
people who listened to punk, New Wave, or disco
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But quite a lot of countries have no capacity to do this [and may be] left way behind by this new wave of industrialization.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
Heading into 2026 fans can expect to become familiar with a new wave of talented youngsters working their way up through the system.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The source warned in particular about developments in Syria, saying the instability there could allow ISIS to regroup and reemerge, creating new waves of violence beyond the region.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road closures a day earlier.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
Heading into 2026 fans can expect to become familiar with a new wave of talented youngsters working their way up through the system.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The source warned in particular about developments in Syria, saying the instability there could allow ISIS to regroup and reemerge, creating new waves of violence beyond the region.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road closures a day earlier.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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