newfound

adjective

new·​found ˈnü-ˈfau̇nd How to pronounce newfound (audio)
: newly found
a newfound friend
enjoying her newfound fame

Examples of newfound in a Sentence

He is enjoying his newfound freedom.
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The buzz the Panthers generated was unlike anything Texas football has seen, but despite the newfound attention, Gates said the team is hungry and locked in. Charles Baggarly august 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025 On Monday the chair of the County Commission, Anthony Rodriguez, released a memo calling for restoring $6.25 million of the cultural cuts by using newfound revenues from the independent Tax Collector’s office. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025 Hopefully, his newfound fame will bring him many more joyful interactions. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Weston and her colleagues discovered a newfound species in 2020 in the Mariana Trench named Eurythenes plasticus for the microplastic fibers detected in its gut. Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newfound

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newfound was in the 15th century

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“Newfound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newfound. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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