as in novelty
the quality or appeal of being new
all that the skyscraper has going for it is its newness, for it's an ugly, poorly designed building
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Breton’s victory can partially be attributed to the relative novelty of his project (which transplanted Freud from the clinic to the gallery), in contrast to Goll’s vaguer claims to radical change.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025 -
Cast at center the majority of his career, the 3-pointer largely was novelty, as can be the case with many centers.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Newness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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