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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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.
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CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, pushing bursts of plasma back into the galaxy can trigger new waves of star formation.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
His arrival comes amid a new wave of Russian drone and missile barrages that have targeted Ukraine’s civilian and energy infrastructure.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The film has been hailed as the start of a new wave for the Hong Kong film industry, which has not had the easiest ride since the pandemic and has long been thought of, at least internationally, as a market that is primarily efficient in action filmmaking.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, pushing bursts of plasma back into the galaxy can trigger new waves of star formation.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
His arrival comes amid a new wave of Russian drone and missile barrages that have targeted Ukraine’s civilian and energy infrastructure.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The film has been hailed as the start of a new wave for the Hong Kong film industry, which has not had the easiest ride since the pandemic and has long been thought of, at least internationally, as a market that is primarily efficient in action filmmaking.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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