new wave

noun

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Recent Examples of new wave While local school boards continue to debate the role of AI and personal devices in the classroom, a new wave of Miami parents is looking toward a digital-first approach to ensure their children are ready for the borderless economy of 2030. — Matthew Kayser july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 In headlining this package tour that also features full sets by fellow new wave stalwarts Wang Chung, The English Beat and Modern English, the synth-pop pioneer has put his personal touch on the tour, having curated the lineup. — Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026 Congo has been battling since May a new wave of the virus, named by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention last week as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded on the continent. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 After Jezebel came other websites—DoubleX, Rookie, The Hairpin—and a new wave of pop feminism began to infiltrate the mainstream. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for new wave
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  1. last word
  2. latest
  3. hot ticket
  4. mode
  5. style
  6. trend
  7. movement
  8. ton
Noun
  • Mays’ last words spoken on camera were to a local TV station, MyFox Tampa Bay, after his flight made a rough landing at Tampa International Airport.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • Armed with memes and a flamingo mascot, young Albanians have left Prime Minister Edi Rama without his usual last word.
    — Agon Maliqi, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
Definition of last word
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  • The latests stats mean AI music has exploded by 650% in 16 months.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The latests forecasts show a new round of storm systems will increase rain chances across much of Northern California and the Central Valley in the coming days.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of latest
Noun
  • For people visiting New Jersey, deli shops have been a hot ticket.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • With the Knicks in the finals for the first time since 1999 and leading the series 2-0, their first home game this round is a hot ticket.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Definition of hot ticket
Noun
  • Rather than being riled into playing at a higher level, Spain sunk into self-pity mode.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • But as Pat Riley noted at Giannis Antetokounmpo’s welcome session, the Heat are back in win-now mode, with championship visions.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of mode
Noun
  • Styles make fights Firstly, this will be a clash of two very opposing styles.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • After Brazil defeated the United States 1-0 in the last-16 stage of that tournament, sports journalist Mario Neto wrote a column that was scathing about the style in Jornal dos Sports, the Rio de Janeiro daily sports newspaper.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of style
Noun
  • Before that, in a trend which lasts to this day, the very best players were always tempted away, to Italy or Spain, towards salaries that German football could never provide.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • His team spent about a month overlaying influenza trends on card spending, hunting for spikes at drugstores, and found a relationship that was never clean enough to use.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of trend
Noun
  • Analysts and opposition politicians in exile said the declaration put into focus the reality of two-person rule under the Ortegas, while revealing the couple’s fear of an opposition movement taking root.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Public figures attract crowds, complicating protective movement and increasing the chance of disruptions.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • The Scardovari lagoon reported annual harvests down from 4,800 tons to 340 tons since 2023.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Capacity reached roughly 77 million tons a year by the early 2010s, and for most of the following decade Qatar was the world's largest LNG exporter, a position the United States and Australia now rival.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
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