new wave
noun
often capitalized N&W
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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Manenti, who also works as a director of photography collaborating with Italy’s new wave filmmakers, speaks to the collaborative spirit of his generation.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a new wave of digital tools has emerged to help surveil the surveillants.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Linson had a renegade spirit and a rock and roll heart, and was part of a new wave of younger filmmakers that included Hal Ashby and Jonathan Demme.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The project plays a key role in SomeraRoad’s transformation of Paseo South Gulch—a five-acre pocket of downtown that blends historic architecture with a new wave of design, dining, and wellness destinations, including an Equinox gym, the Catbird Seat, Maiz de la Vida, and Carter Vintage Guitars.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a new wave of digital tools has emerged to help surveil the surveillants.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Linson had a renegade spirit and a rock and roll heart, and was part of a new wave of younger filmmakers that included Hal Ashby and Jonathan Demme.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The project plays a key role in SomeraRoad’s transformation of Paseo South Gulch—a five-acre pocket of downtown that blends historic architecture with a new wave of design, dining, and wellness destinations, including an Equinox gym, the Catbird Seat, Maiz de la Vida, and Carter Vintage Guitars.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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