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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There are long-standing musical traditions each holiday season, such as the New Year’s Concert and the Viennese waltz.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Harvey offers Sue the network’s New Year’s Eve show, a huge opportunity.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
Glamour editors like using Essie polish, because the color is sure to last well past New Year’s.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
The Virginia Department of Education is giving school districts until New Year's Day to ban student cell phone use.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Harvey offers Sue the network’s New Year’s Eve show, a huge opportunity.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
Glamour editors like using Essie polish, because the color is sure to last well past New Year’s.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
The Virginia Department of Education is giving school districts until New Year's Day to ban student cell phone use.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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