NEW WAVE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

new wave

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Definition of new wave

as in last word

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Recent Examples of new wave Former Keshet International boss Shtruzman and ex-Cristal Pictures Co-CEO Einbinder launched New Short Media earlier this year, one of a new wave of vertical drama platforms tapping into the in-vogue medium. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 The country’s lifestyle, cultural heritage and craft infrastructure have attracted a new wave of international businesses to Casablanca and Marrakech, while members of the diaspora are returning with experience and networks built abroad. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Jiangnan Wok represents a new wave in Richmond dining, Lee told me, one filled with second- and third-generation immigrants. — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026 Arrieta brings up names like Oliver Laxe, Los Javis and Alauda Ruiz De Azúa as exponents of this new wave. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for new wave

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Noun

Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Smolensk, Russia, February 1837 and February 1860 Belatedly, John’s last words reached Adelaide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of last word

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Whether they’re styled with statement earrings like Sarah Paulson or kept as-is like Dua Lipa, Ferragamo’s glimmering, armor-like gowns are already a hot ticket this gala season.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Typically, being a top-25 team in the nation makes your home games a hot ticket, but that doesn't seem to be the case for the Houston Cougars.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of hot ticket

Noun

Its four treatment modes include red-light therapy with a 630-nanometer wavelength, galvanic current, facial massage, and therapeutic warmth.

— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
This brutality isn’t the Bay Area band’s only mode, but hardly a song passes on Sigil without destruction, or at least the looming threat of it.

— Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

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Part of the pleasure is hearing Satanic Planet expertly chart the narrow path between Satan Is Real-style camp and the self-seriousness of decades of supposedly satanic black metal.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Plus, so many celebs, from Katie Holmes to Sydney Sweeney, have been taking similar boot styles for a spin lately.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of style

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Track Pants Want to get in on the cool-girl pants trend backed by PEOPLE writers and A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence?

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Despite the recent trend favoring Republicans among previously undecided voters in the survey, all seven Democratic candidates are still viewed more favorably by independents.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of trend

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Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of movement

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The Marlins will listen to trade inquiries on some of their starting position players, but a team would need to offer a ton to convince the front office to move any of them.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over, resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost of millions of dollars (euros).

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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