New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
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After Thanksgiving, excluding the scheduling for the NBA Cup in December, the Heat’s only two-day breaks prior to Jan 26 then will be at Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Not much has gone right since an overtime win in the 49ers’ Vegas debut on New Year’s Day 2023.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Arsenal were beaten away, Liverpool 3-0 at home, as the team rose from 12th to third by New Year’s Day, when attention could finally turn to a non-Premier League competition.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Dipping my New Year’s Day cornbread into the potlikker from the lucky batch of collard greens.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Not much has gone right since an overtime win in the 49ers’ Vegas debut on New Year’s Day 2023.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Arsenal were beaten away, Liverpool 3-0 at home, as the team rose from 12th to third by New Year’s Day, when attention could finally turn to a non-Premier League competition.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Dipping my New Year’s Day cornbread into the potlikker from the lucky batch of collard greens.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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