as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
the many new-fashioned ways of keeping in touch with your friends and family
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Recent Examples of new-fashioned
Now, the old-fashioned is getting new-fashioned makeovers in bars across the South, and there are entire menus devoted to bourbon cocktails.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for new-fashioned
Adjective
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The firm relies heavily on additive manufacturing and modern production processes to reduce costs and accelerate output.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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Nothing was said or done in the roughly 35 minutes the candidates devoted to themselves that seemed likely to change the dynamic or trajectory of a race that remains stubbornly ill-defined and, to an unprecedented degree in modern times, wide open.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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During the closed-door White House meeting, the mayor appeared to propose 12,000 new housing units in New York City.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The program currently remains in another legal battle, with people able to renew their status but no new applications accepted.—
Mathew Miranda
February 26,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The character of Julia is a reminder that no contemporary American filmmaker besides Whit Stillman can credibly write for WASPs.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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In Ray’s bare-bones house, spotless and white and lacking any of the familiar comforts that make Colin’s life with his parents so cozy, there is a guy who reads contemporary auto-fiction who needs little reading glasses to do so.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chelsea boots might as well be fashionable rain boots, with their sturdy, water-proof design.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Will fluency with the references at fashionable literary salons signpost upper-class membership?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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“New-fashioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/new-fashioned. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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