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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As global consumers increasingly favor independent brands and slow fashion that embody strong values, Songmont stands as a textbook example of this new wave of Chinese luxury — rooted in the East, resonant worldwide.
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Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Long and Jin Drexel both said Jin may have sensed the arrest was coming, telling them both in recent weeks that persecution could lead to a new wave of revival among Christianity.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Suddenly an entire generation wanted to lace up ice skates, fueling a new wave of talent that began passing through the Hornets’ program.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The movie stars one of Rancho’s own, Jay Dee (frontman of Herencia de Patrones), as Chito, a young farm worker whose raw talent propels him from the fields to viral fame amid a new wave of Mexican-American music.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Long and Jin Drexel both said Jin may have sensed the arrest was coming, telling them both in recent weeks that persecution could lead to a new wave of revival among Christianity.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Suddenly an entire generation wanted to lace up ice skates, fueling a new wave of talent that began passing through the Hornets’ program.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The movie stars one of Rancho’s own, Jay Dee (frontman of Herencia de Patrones), as Chito, a young farm worker whose raw talent propels him from the fields to viral fame amid a new wave of Mexican-American music.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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“New wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20wave. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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